''Oliver Twist'' is a 1909 American film and the first film adaptation of

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 er ...

' 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist''. It starred

Edith Storey Edith Storey (March 18, 1892 – October 9, 1967) was an American actress during the silent film era. Early life Storey was born on March 18, 1892, in New York City to William Chase Storey and Minnie Storey (née Thorn). Her younger brother, R ...

as Oliver Twist, Elita Proctor Otis as Nancy, and

William J. Humphrey William Jonathan Humphrey (January 2, 1875 – October 4, 1942) was an American actor and film director. Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph Studios. Without t ...

as Fagin. It was directed by

J. Stuart Blackton James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to ...

. The film was made by

Vitagraph Studios Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

and marketed with emphasis on the participation of Elita Proctor Otis, who was said to have made the role of Nancy "famous throughout the world".

Plot summary

Cast

- Oliver * William Humphrey - Fagin * Elita Proctor Otis - Nancy Sykes

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* * * * 1909 films Films based on Oliver Twist American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton Films about orphans 1909 drama films 1909 short films Silent American drama films Films set in London Films set in the 19th century 1900s English-language films 1900s American films American drama short films English-language drama films {{1900s-short-drama-film-stub