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Oliver Twist

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Young orphan Oliver Twist (Jackie Coogan) is raised in a workhouse until a gang of thieves take him in.

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Robert E. Sherwood LIFE Oct 6, 2021
All in all, Oliver Twist is a distinct credit to the movies. It is one of the few really great pictures of this or any other year. Go to Full Review
C.S. Sewell Moving Picture World Jul 28, 2020
Never has little Jackie Coogan given a more appealing performance than in his newest picture, Oliver Twist. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Oct 12, 2005
3/5
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Robinson M @Robinson.actor Jun 8, 2026 Concepto interesante, historia interesante, personajes interesantes, pero resulta un poco tediosa de ver. Algunas escenas las sentí como de relleno, si las quitas la película funcionaria normal. See more andy f @RT81936104 Dec 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 Sep 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 May 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 Apr 21, 2012 Faithful silent adaptation of the Dickens classic. See more eric b @GondolaBob Sep 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 Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Young orphan Oliver Twist (Jackie Coogan) is raised in a workhouse until a gang of thieves take him in.
Director
Frank Lloyd
Producer
Sol Lesser
Screenwriter
Frank Lloyd, Harry Weil
Distributor
Madacy Entertainment Group Inc. [us], Blackhawk Films, Grapevine Video, Video Yesteryear, First National Pictures Inc., Kino Video
Production Co
Associated First National Pictures, Jackie Coogan Productions
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 30, 1922, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 30, 2007
Runtime
1h 17m
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