Oliver Twist (1922 film)
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Written by | Charles Dickens Walter Anthony (titles) |
| Produced by | Sol Lesser |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Jackie Coogan |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams Robert Martin |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | John Muri (new score: 1975) |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | 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.
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.
Cast (in credits order)
- James A. Marcus as Mr. Bumble
- Aggie Herring as Mrs. Corney
- Jackie Coogan as Oliver Twist
- Nelson McDowell as Sowerberry
- Lewis Sargent as Noah Claypole
- Joan Standing as Charlotte
- Carl Stockdale as Monks
- Edouard Trebaol as The Artful Dodger
- Lon Chaney as Fagin
- Taylor Graves as Charlie Bates
- George Siegmann as Bill Sikes
- Gladys Brockwell as Nancy Sikes
- Lionel Belmore as Mr. Brownlow
- Florence Hale as Mrs. Bedwin
- Joseph Hazelton as Mr. Grimwig
- Gertrude Claire as Mrs. Maylie
- Esther Ralston as Rose Maylie
- Eddie Boland as Toby Crackit
Background
The film was considered lost until a print surfaced in Yugoslavia in the 1970s.[1] The print lacked intertitles, which were subsequently restored by Blackhawk Films with the help of Jackie Coogan and Sol Lesser.
Coogan was at the height of his career during the filming, having played the title role in Charles Chaplin's The Kid the previous year.[2]
DVD release
On June 30, 2009, a Region 0 DVD of the movie was released by Alpha Video.[3]
References
- ^ Dickens on Film ON TOUR literature.britishcouncil.org
- ^ Napolitano, Marc (2014). Oliver! A Dickensian Musical. Oxford University Press. p. 15.
- ^ Oliver Twist (Silent) DVD info, Oldies.com
External links
- Oliver Twist at IMDb
- poster for Oliver Twist
- Oliver Twist at Virtual History
- Oliver Twist complete film on YouTube (Classics movie online)