''Oliver Twist, Jr.'' is a 1921 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Millard Webb Millard Webb (December 6, 1893 – April 21, 1935) was an American screenwriter and director who directed 20 films between 1920 and 1933. His best-known film is the 1926 silent John Barrymore adventure '' The Sea Beast'', a version of '' Moby Di ...

and starring Harold Goodwin, Lillian Hall, George Nichols, Harold Esboldt, Scott McKee, Clarence Wilson, and G. Raymond Nye. It is based on the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

. The film was released by

Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

on March 13, 1921.

Plot

An orphan named Oliver Twist, Jr. meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a group of thieves who are trained to steal for their master.

Cast

* Harold Goodwin as Oliver Twist, Jr. * Lillian Hall as Ruth Norris * George Nichols as Schoolmaster * Harold Esboldt as Dick * Scott McKee as Artful Dodger * Clarence Wilson as Fagin * G. Raymond Nye as Bill Sykes *

Hayward Mack Hayward Seaton Mack (March 20, 1882 – December 24, 1921) was an American actor of the silent era. Born in Albany, New York, in 1882, Mack appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1921. Mack's motion picture career began in 1910; he ap ...

as Monks * Pearl Lowe as Mrs. Morris * George Clair as James Harrison * Fred Kirby as Judson * Irene Hunt as Nancy

Preservation

A copy of ''Oliver Twist, Jr.'' exists in Cinemateket Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Oliver Twist, Jr.''
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