Oliver Twist
Brief Synopsis
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Soon after the birth of Oliver Twist in a London workhouse, his poverty-stricken mother dies. Now a public charge, the little orphan is cruelly abused by the workhouse attendants, and later, he is exploited by "Fagin the Jew." Finally, Oliver is rescued by a charitable gentleman named Mr. Brownlow...
Cast & Crew
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Nat C. Goodwin
Fagin
Vinnie Burns
Oliver Twist
Charles Rogers
Artful Dodger
Mortimer Martine
Bill Sykes [sic]
Beatrice Moreland
Nancy
Edwin Mckim
Monks
Film Details
Release Date
May
20,
1912
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
General Film Publicity and Sales Co.
Distribution Company
State Rights
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens in Bentley's Miscellany (London, Feb 1837--Apr 1839).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
Synopsis
Soon after the birth of Oliver Twist in a London workhouse, his poverty-stricken mother dies. Now a public charge, the little orphan is cruelly abused by the workhouse attendants, and later, he is exploited by "Fagin the Jew." Finally, Oliver is rescued by a charitable gentleman named Mr. Brownlow.
Cast
Nat C. Goodwin
Fagin
Vinnie Burns
Oliver Twist
Charles Rogers
Artful Dodger
Mortimer Martine
Bill Sykes [sic]
Beatrice Moreland
Nancy
Edwin Mckim
Monks
Daniel Read
Bates
Hudson Liston
Mr. Brownlow
Frank Kendrick
Mr. Grimwig
Stuart Holmes
Bumble, 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
Film Details
Release Date
May
20,
1912
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
General Film Publicity and Sales Co.
Distribution Company
State Rights
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens in Bentley's Miscellany (London, Feb 1837--Apr 1839).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
Quotes
Trivia
First British four reel feature.
Notes
A modern source credits J. Comyns Carr with the scenario. Nat C. Goodwin appeared in Carr's stage version of Oliver Twist, which opened in New York on February 26, 1912. See note on other versions under entry for 1916 film of the same title.
