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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Written by | Frank Lloyd Harry Weil Walter Anthony (titles) |
| Based on | Oliver Twist 1837 novel by Charles Dickens |
| Produced by | Sol Lesser Jackie Coogan Productions |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Jackie Coogan |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams Robert Martin |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | Vaughn De Leath (Original theme)[1][circular reference] John Muri (new 1975 score) |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes (8 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $400,000 |
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Oliver Twist is a 1922 American silent drama film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist, featuring Lon Chaney as Fagin and Jackie Coogan as Oliver Twist. The film was directed by Frank Lloyd. It was selected as one of the best pictures of 1922 by New York Times, Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. Walter J. Israel handled the costuming. Studio interiors were filmed at the Robert Brunton Studios in Hollywood. The film's tagline was "8 Great Reels that make you ask for more. Will Hays says Jackie Coogan Films are the sort the World needs."[2] A still exists showing Fagin training his wards to be pickpockets.[3]
Coogan was at the height of his career during the filming, having played the title role in Charles Chaplin's The Kid the previous year.[4]
Chaney was at the height of his career as the silent film's "Man of A Thousand Faces". He would play the title role the following year in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and three years later The Phantom of the Opera.
- ^ "Oliver Twist (Vaughn de Leath song)".
- ^ Blake, Michael F. (1998). "The Films of Lon Chaney". Vestal Press Inc. ISBN 1-879511-26-6.
- ^ "Oliver Twist (1922)".
- ^ Napolitano, Marc (2014). Oliver! A Dickensian Musical. Oxford University Press. p. 15.