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Oliver Twist (1933 film)

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

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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.[ citation needed ]

Plot

A young woman gives birth to a boy in a workhouse in 1830s London, then dies. The boy is taken in by the owners of the workhouse and named Oliver Twist. The orphans at the workhouse are abused and fed only gruel and bread, and Oliver asks for another bowl, getting him a severe punishment. Oliver then escapes from the workhouse, making a journey to London. He meets a boy in oversized clothing known as The Artful Dodger, who takes him into the criminal Fagin and his gang of pickpockets. Oliver witnesses The Artful Dodger steal a handkerchief from a man named Mr.Brownlow, getting Oliver nearly arrested for the crime. But Mr. Brownlow takes pity on him and takes him into his own care. But Fagin and his accomplice, the brutish Bill Sikes want him back, and kidnap Oliver back into their clutches. They force Oliver to rob a house at night, where Oliver is shot and wounded, knocking on the door of the house he attempted to rob to seek help. But the house belongs to Mr. Brownlow, who nurses him to health once more. The gang’s crimes are exposed by Nancy Sikes, a kind member of the gang found out, causing Bill Sikes to murder her in anger. As he runs from the police, he accidentally suffocates himself with a rope while escaping through the chimney. Fagin is sent to execution for his crimes, Oliver visiting him in his last hours. Oliver ends up living a happy, peaceful life in the care of Mr. Brownlow.

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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