Oliver Twist (1933)
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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.
- Date of release
- 1933-02-28
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- William J. Cowen
Casting
- Dickie Moore — Oliver Twist
- Irving Pichel — Fagin
- William 'Stage' Boyd — Bill Sikes
- Doris Lloyd — Nancy Sikes
- Alec B. Francis — Mr. Brownlow
- Barbara Kent — Rose Maylie
- Sonny Ray — The Artful Dodger
- George K. Arthur — Toby Crackit
- George Nash — Charles Bates
- Clyde Cook — Chitling
- Lionel Belmore — Mr. Bumble
- Tempe Pigott — Mrs. Corney
Interesting facts
- Based on: Oliver Twist
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 as Bill Sikes.
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