Oliver Twist (1933 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 as Bill Sikes.

Oliver Twist
Dickie Moore as Oliver Twist
Directed byWilliam J. Cowen
Screenplay byElizabeth Meehan
Based onOliver Twist
1837 novel
by Charles Dickens
Produced byI.E. Chadwick
StarringDickie Moore
Irving Pichel
Doris Lloyd
William "Stage" Boyd
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byCarl Pierson
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • February 28, 1933 (1933-02-28)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Plot

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.

Cast

Release

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.

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