Oliver Twist (1922 film)
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Produced by | Sol Lesser |
| Written by | Charles Dickens Walter Anthony (titles) |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Jackie Coogan |
| Music by | John Muri (new score: 1975) |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams Robert Martin |
| Editing by | Irene Morra |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 30, 1922 |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | silent film English intertitles |
Oliver Twist is a 1922 silent film adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist featuring Lon Chaney as Fagin, and Jackie Coogan as Oliver. Directed by Frank Lloyd.
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[edit] Synopsis
Oliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought up in a workhouse, later apprenticed to an uncaring undertaker, and eventually is taken in by a gang of thieves who befriend him for their own purposes. All the while, there are secrets from Oliver's family history waiting to come to light.
[edit] Cast (in credits order)
- James A. Marcus ... Mr. Bumble
- Aggie Herring ... Mrs. Corney
- Jackie Coogan ... Oliver Twist
- Nelson McDowell ... Sowerberry
- Lewis Sargent ... Noah Claypole
- Joan Standing ... Charlotte
- Carl Stockdale ... Monks,
- Edouard Trebaol ... The Artful Dodger
- Lon Chaney ... Fagin
- Taylor Graves ... Charlie Bates
- George Siegmann ... Bill Sikes
- Gladys Brockwell ... Nancy Sikes
- Lionel Belmore ... Mr. Brownlow
- Florence Hale ... Mrs. Bedwin
- Joseph Hazelton ... Mr. Grimwig
- Gertrude Claire ... Mrs. Maylie
- Esther Ralston ... Rose Maylie
- Eddie Boland ... Toby Crackit
[edit] Background
The film was considered lost until a print surfaced in Yugoslavia in the 1970s.[citation needed] The print lacked intertitles, which were subsequently restored by Blackhawk Films with the help of Jackie Coogan and Sol Lesser.
[edit] DVD release
On June 30, 2009, a Region 0 DVD of the movie was released by Alpha Video.[1]
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