Underplayed Gems

Oliver Twist (1922)

Oliver Twist poster
Directed by
Frank Lloyd
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young orphan named Oliver Twist escapes a harsh workhouse and falls in with a gang of child pickpockets in London. The gang is run by the cunning Fagin, who teaches the children to steal for him.

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What happens

Oliver Twist is a 1922 American silent drama film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist, featuring Lon Chaney as Fagin and Jackie Coogan as Oliver Twist. The film was directed by Frank Lloyd. It was selected as one of the best pictures of 1922 by New York Times, Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. Walter J. Israel handled the costuming. Studio interiors were filmed at the Robert Brunton Studios in Hollywood. The film's tagline was "8 Great Reels that make you ask for more. Will Hays says Jackie Coogan Films are the sort the World needs." A still exists showing Fagin training his wards to be pickpockets. Coogan was at the height of his career during the filming, having played the title role in Charles Chaplin's The Kid the previous year. Chaney was at the height of his career as the silent film's "Man of A Thousand Faces". He would play the title role the following year in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and three years later The Phantom of the Opera. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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