The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
Ratings
IMDb5/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- William J. CowenDirector
- Elizabeth MeehanScreenplay
Cast
- Dickie MooreOliver Twist
- Irving PichelFagin
- William 'Stage' BoydBill Sikes
- Doris LloydNancy Sikes
- Alec B. FrancisMr. Brownlow
- Barbara KentRose Maylie
- Sonny RayThe Artful Dodger
- George K. ArthurToby Crackit
- George NashCharles Bates
- Clyde CookChitling
- Lionel BelmoreMr. Bumble
- Tempe PigottMrs. Corney
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookpickpocketorphanageorphanliterary adaptation19th century