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      Oliver Twist

      Released Oct 30, 1922 1h 17m Drama List
      Reviews 64% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Young orphan Oliver Twist (Jackie Coogan) is raised in a workhouse until a gang of thieves take him in. Read More Read Less

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      andy f Time hasn't been kind to this early dramatisation of Oliver Twist. It has the misfortune of being surpassed by many of its subsequent remakes. Coogan is great as Oliver and Lon Chaney embodies Fagin (in a portrayal that has been aped many times), but it is all too slight and rushed. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Coogan is kind of a cute kid, and having a movie with Chaney is always good, but this wasn't the best movie of this kind I've seen. I actually haven't read the book, maybe it is boring, but the movie could have been better than it was. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite some good performances, the film takes a while to get started and never really gives a feeling of which genre it belongs in: serious drama or children's film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Faithful silent adaptation of the Dickens classic. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review eric b Not a bad adaptation for its time. Jackie Coogan was fresh from his success in "The Kid," and the film is obviously tailored as his showcase. Lon Chaney appears in typically elaborate makeup as Fagin, but has little to do beyond hobbling around with a heavy stoop. The story seems heavily compacted (Oliver's acclimation into Fagin's pickpocket gang is almost instantaneous), but it hits the necessary notes. Coogan is as cute and vulnerable as one expects him to be, and is indulged with one unnecessary scene where he pantomimes the gait of an old man. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Jackie Coogan as Oliver and Lon Chaney, Sr. as Fagin. Win. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Robert E. Sherwood LIFE All in all, Oliver Twist is a distinct credit to the movies. It is one of the few really great pictures of this or any other year. Oct 6, 2021 Full Review C.S. Sewell Moving Picture World Never has little Jackie Coogan given a more appealing performance than in his newest picture, Oliver Twist. Jul 28, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Oct 12, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Young orphan Oliver Twist (Jackie Coogan) is raised in a workhouse until a gang of thieves take him in.
      Director
      Frank Lloyd
      Screenwriter
      Frank Lloyd, Harry Weil
      Distributor
      First National Pictures Inc., Video Yesteryear, Kino Video, Blackhawk Films, Madacy Entertainment Group Inc. [us], Grapevine Video
      Production Co
      Associated First National Pictures
      Genre
      Drama
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 30, 1922, Wide
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 30, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 17m