''Oliver Twist'' is a 1912 silent feature film drama based on

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' classic 1838 novel

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with ...

. This film is the first feature version of the story followed by a later British

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released in October 1912. Nat C. Goodwin, a distinguished comedian from the Broadway stage, stars. The

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, usually a distributor, produced this film and it was released on State Rights basis. A print survives in the

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collection. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Films:''..Oliver Twist''
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* Nat C. Goodwin -

Fagin Fagin is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist''. In the preface to the novel, he is described as a "receiver of stolen goods". He is the leader of a group of children (the Artful Dod ...

* Vinnie Burns -

* Charles Rogers -

Artful Dodger Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, is a character in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist''. The Dodger is a pickpocket, so called for his skill and cunning in that occupation. He is the leader of the gang of child criminals ...

* Mortimer Martine -

Bill Sikes William "Bill" Sikes is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. Sikes is a malicious criminal in Fagin's gang, and a vicious robber and murderer. Throughout much of the novel Sikes i ...

* Beatrice Moreland - Nancy *

Edwin McKim Samuel Edwin McKim (October 31, 1868 – March 31, 1942) was an actor and director of American silent films. He had directed films for Lubin Manufacturing Company, among other companies. McKim was the father of actress Ann Dvorak, born during his m ...

- Monks * Daniel Read - Bates * Hudson Liston - Mr. Brownlow * Frank Kendrick - Mr. Grimwig *

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, the Beadle * Lillian DeLesque - Rose * Mrs. Liston - Mrs. Maylie * Will Scherer - Giles * Frank Stafford - Brittles * Louise White - Agnes Fleming * Jack Hopkins - Charles Leeford * Agnes Stone - Nurse

References

External links

Oliver Twist at IMDb.com
* 1912 films American silent feature films Films based on Oliver Twist American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1912 drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub

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