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Oliver Twist (1933 film)

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Oliver Twist
Dickie Moore as Oliver Twist
Directed byWilliam J. Cowen
Written byCharles Dickens (novel Oliver Twist)
Elizabeth Meehan (writer)
Based onOliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
Produced byI.E. Chadwick
StarringDickie Moore
Irving Pichel
Doris Lloyd
William "Stage" Boyd
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byCarl Pierson
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • February 28, 1933 (1933-02-28)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Oliver Twist is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by William J. Cowen. It is the earliest sound version of Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same name. It stars Dickie Moore as Oliver, Irving Pichel as Fagin, Doris Lloyd as Nancy, and William "Stage" Boyd as Bill Sikes.

Released by Monogram Pictures, the film was made on an extremely low budget. It never really achieved much success and was out of circulation for many years, but resurfaced on television in the 1980s.[citation needed]

Plot

An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.

Cast