Oliver Twist (1916 film)
| Oliver Twist | |
|---|---|
Jesse Lasky | |
| Starring | Marie Doro Tully Marshall Hobart Bosworth Raymond Hatton |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Oliver Twist is a
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens
and the 1912 Broadway stage version of the novel.
Nat C. Goodwin and Lyn Harding respectively. Elsie Jane Wilson
who had a supporting part in the play is Nancy in the film. Wilson and Doro are the only players from the play to appear in this film.
Four film versions had been made prior to this film: in 1907, 1909 and two in 1912, the year of Doro's stage success. A later 1922 silent
Plot summary
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Cast
- Marie Doro - Oliver Twist
- Tully Marshall - Fagin
- Bill Sykes
- Jack Hawkins, "The Artful Dodger"
- Mr. Brownlow
- Edythe Chapman - Mrs. Brownlow
- Elsie Jane Wilson - Nancy
- Harry Rattenbury- Mr. Bumble
- Carl Stockdale - Monks
- W. S. Van Dyke - Charles Dickens
References
- ^ Oliver Twist at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ^ Oliver Twist as produced on Broadway at both the New Amsterdam and Empire Theatres, February 26, 1912 to May 1912; IBDb.com
External links
- Oliver Twist at IMDb
- allmovie/synopsis
- Oliver Twist at the TCM Movie Database
- Oliver Twist at the American Film Institute Catalog
- still from the film left to right: Marie Doro, Tully Marshall, Hobart Bosworth, Raymond Hatton
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