Oliver Twist (1933 film)

Oliver Twist
Dickie Moore as Oliver Twist
Directed by	William J. Cowen
Produced by	I.E. Chadwick
Written by	Charles Dickens (novel Oliver Twist) Elizabeth Meehan (writer)
Based on	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Starring	Dickie Moore Irving Pichel Doris Lloyd William "Stage" Boyd
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Release dates	February 28, 1933 (1933-02-28)
Running time	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.

Plot summary

An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.

Cast

• Dickie Moore as Oliver Twist
• Irving Pichel as Fagin
• William "Stage" Boyd as Bill Sikes
• Doris Lloyd as Nancy Sikes
• Alec B. Francis as Mr. Brownlow
• Barbara Kent as Rose Maylie
• Sonny Ray as The Artful Dodger
• George K. Arthur as Toby Crackit
• George Nash as Charles Bates
• Clyde Cook as Chitfing
• Lionel Belmore as Mr. Bumble
• Tempe Pigott as Mrs. Corney
• Nelson McDowell as Sowerberry
• Virginia Sale as Mrs. Sowerberry
• Harry Holman as Grimwig

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oliver Twist (1933 film).

• Oliver Twist at the Internet Movie Database
• Oliver Twist is available for free download at the Internet Archive