The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
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
IMDb6.6/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter AnthonyWriter
- Frank LloydDirector
Cast
- Jackie CooganOliver Twist
- James A. MarcusMr. Bumble
- Aggie HerringMrs. Corney
- Lewis SargentNoah Claypole
- Joan StandingCharlotte
- Carl StockdaleMonks
- Edouard TrebaolThe Artful Dodger
- Lon ChaneyFagin
- Taylor GravesCharley Bates
- George SiegmannBill Sikes
- Gladys BrockwellNancy
- Lionel BelmoreMr. Brownlow
Stills
Themes
silent film