Oliver Twist (1933 film) (original) (raw)

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1933 American film directed by William J. Cowen

Oliver Twist
Dickie Moore as Oliver Twist
Directed by William J. Cowen
Screenplay by Elizabeth Meehan
Based on Oliver Twist 1837 novelby Charles Dickens
Produced by I.E. Chadwick
Starring Dickie MooreIrving PichelDoris Lloyd[William "Stage" Boyd](/wiki/William%5F%22Stage%22%5FBoyd "William "Stage" Boyd")
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Edited by Carl Pierson
Productioncompany Chadwick Pictures
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date February 28, 1933 (1933-02-28)
Running time 73 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The full film

Oliver Twist is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by William J. Cowen. The earliest sound adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same title, it stars Dickie Moore as Oliver, Irving Pichel as Fagin, Doris Lloyd as Nancy, and [William "Stage" Boyd](/wiki/William%5F%22Stage%22%5FBoyd "William "Stage" Boyd") as Bill Sikes.

Released by Monogram Pictures, the film was made on an extremely low budget. The film never really achieved much success and was out of circulation for many years, but resurfaced on television in the 1980s.[_citation needed_]

Interspersed with segments of Dickens' novel comes the story of an orphan boy in 1830s London, who is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.

Early releases of the film include scenes with Oliver at Sowerberry's; these were removed for unknown reasons and makes the lasting cut look like Oliver escaped from the workhouse.