Oliver Twist (1912 American film)

Oliver Twist
Written byCharles Dickens (novel)
Based onOliver Twist
1837 novel
by Charles Dickens
Produced byGeneral Film Company
H. A. Spanuth
StarringNat C. Goodwin
Distributed byState Rights
Release date
  • May 20, 1912 (1912-05-20)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States

Oliver Twist is a 1912 silent feature film drama based on Charles Dickens' classic 1838 novel Oliver Twist. This film is the first feature version of the story followed by a later British film released in October 1912. Nat C. Goodwin, a distinguished comedian from the Broadway stage, stars. The General Film Company, usually a distributor, produced this film and it was released on State Rights basis.[1]

A print survives in the Library of Congress collection.[2]

Plot summary

Cast

  • Nat C. Goodwin - Fagin
  • Vinnie Burns - Oliver Twist
  • Charles Rogers - Artful Dodger
  • Mortimer Martine - Bill Sikes
  • 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

See also

References

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Oliver Twist(Wayback)
  2. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Films:..Oliver Twist


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