Oliver Twist (I) (1922)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Lloyd

Writers:

Walter Anthony (titles), Charles Dickens (novel),

Stars:

Jackie Coogan, James A. Marcus, Aggie Herring

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Coogan	...	Oliver Twist
James A. Marcus	...	Mr. Bumble (as James Marcus)
Aggie Herring	...	Mrs. Corney
Lewis Sargent	...	Noah Claypole
Joan Standing	...	Charlotte
Carl Stockdale	...	Monks
Edouard Trebaol	...	The Artful Dodger
Lon Chaney	...	Fagin
Taylor Graves	...	Charley Bates
George Siegmann	...	Bill Sikes
Gladys Brockwell	...	Nancy
Lionel Belmore	...	Mr. Brownlow
Florence Hale	...	Mrs. Bedwin
Joseph Hazelton	...	Mr. Grimwig
Gertrude Claire	...	Mrs. Maylie

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

puppet show | robbery | england | orphanage | oliver twist | 

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Taglines:

The GREATEST FILM TRIUMPH of the DECADE. A MATCHLESS CAST of SCREEN CELEBRITIES SUPPORTING JACKIE in THIS, HIS FINEST ACHIEVEMENT. Starring the GREATEST BOY ACTOR in the WORLD.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1922 (USA)

Also Known As:

Herança de Miudinho

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jackie Coogan Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 74 min (video) 98 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When it was found without intertitles in the 1970s, the film was restored with the help of Jackie Coogan and Sol Lesser. The intertitles were created by Blackhawk Films.

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Connections

Version of Oliver Twist (1962)

User Reviews

Chaney the Great

Oliver Twist (1922)

*** (out of 4)

Frank Lloyd directed this version of the Charles Dickens story with Jackie Coogan as Oliver, Lon Chaney as Fagin and Lionel Belmore as Mr. Brownlow. I believe this is my first film version that I've sat all the way through so I have nothing to compare it to but I really enjoyed the film. The movie flows at a very fast pace with some nice laughs and good drama. Coogan is delightful as Oliver and the rest of the supporting cast does a terrific job. Chaney is ideal as Fagin and pulls the role off perfectly. His make up is some of the best work I've seen from him and that's saying quite a bit considering the upcoming roles he would go on to do.