24 October 1912 40 mins
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
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Ivy Millais as Oliver Twist
John McMahon as Fagin
Harry Royston as Bill Sykes
Alma Taylor as Nancy
Flora Morris as Rose Maylie
United Kingdom 24 October 1912
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Unused / unissued material. Title reads: "Oliver Twist". Very early silent film version of Charles Dickens' classic novel telling the tale in the following instalments: ...
The classic Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets. Starring: George ...
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Oliver Twist 1922 Jackie Coogan Silent Oliver's mother a penniless outcast died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought up in a workhouse later ...
Columbia-Rena 400 – Bill Sikes from "Oliver Twist" (Charles Dickens) Recording matrix 6355-2 Released Sept. 1913 - available through June 1924.
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