Oliver Twist, Jr.

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Oliver Twist, Jr.
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Advertisement for Oliver Twist, Jr. on page 5 of the Exhibitors Herald (March 12, 1921).
Directed by Millard Webb
Story by F. McGrew Willis
Based on Oliver Twist
1837 novel
by Charles Dickens
Produced by William Fox
Starring
Cinematography William C. Foster
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • March 13, 1921 (1921-03-13)
Running time
50 minutes
Country United States
LanguageSilent film with English intertitles

Oliver Twist, Jr. is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Millard Webb and starring Harold Goodwin, Lillian Hall, George Nichols, Harold Esboldt, Scott McKee, Clarence Wilson, and G. Raymond Nye. It is based on the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on March 13, 1921. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

An orphan named Oliver Twist, Jr. meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a group of thieves who are trained to steal for their master.

Cast

Preservation

A copy of Oliver Twist, Jr. exists in Cinemateket Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm. [4]

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References

  1. "Oliver Twist, Jr". afi.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. "Oliver Twist, Jr". AllMovie. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. "Oliver Twist, Jr". TCM.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  4. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Oliver Twist, Jr.