Oliver Twist

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andy f @RT81936104 12/16/2021 Time hasn't been kind to this early dramatisation of Oliver Twist. It has the misfortune of being surpassed by many of its subsequent remakes. Coogan is great as Oliver and Lon Chaney embodies Fagin (in a portrayal that has been aped many times), but it is all too slight and rushed. See more 09/24/2012 Coogan is kind of a cute kid, and having a movie with Chaney is always good, but this wasn't the best movie of this kind I've seen. I actually haven't read the book, maybe it is boring, but the movie could have been better than it was. See more 05/26/2012 Despite some good performances, the film takes a while to get started and never really gives a feeling of which genre it belongs in: serious drama or children's film. See more 04/21/2012 Faithful silent adaptation of the Dickens classic. See more eric b @RT55475325 09/29/2011 Not a bad adaptation for its time. Jackie Coogan was fresh from his success in "The Kid," and the film is obviously tailored as his showcase. Lon Chaney appears in typically elaborate makeup as Fagin, but has little to do beyond hobbling around with a heavy stoop. The story seems heavily compacted (Oliver's acclimation into Fagin's pickpocket gang is almost instantaneous), but it hits the necessary notes. Coogan is as cute and vulnerable as one expects him to be, and is indulged with one unnecessary scene where he pantomimes the gait of an old man. See more 02/23/2011 Jackie Coogan as Oliver and Lon Chaney, Sr. as Fagin. Win. See more Read all reviews

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