Oliver Twist (1933 film)
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Dickie Moore as Oliver Twist
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| Directed by | William J. Cowen |
| Produced by | I.E. Chadwick |
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Charles Dickens (novel Oliver Twist) Elizabeth Meehan (writer) |
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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
| Starring |
Dickie Moore Irving Pichel Doris Lloyd William "Stage" Boyd |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Carl Pierson |
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Oliver Twist is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by William J. Cowen. It is the earliest sound version of Charles Dickens's 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. Pichel played Fagin without resorting to any mannerisms which could be construed as offensive.
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.
An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.
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