Oliver Twist (1909 film)
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Oliver Twist | |
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Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
Written by | Charles Dickens Eugene Mullin |
Based on | Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
Starring | Edith Storey |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Languages | silent film English intertitles |
Oliver Twist is a 1909 American film and the first film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist.[1] It starred Edith Storey as Oliver Twist, Elita Proctor Otis as Nancy, and William J. Humphrey as Fagin.[2] It was directed by J. Stuart Blackton.
The film was made by Vitagraph Studios 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".[3]
Cast
- Edith Storey - Oliver
- William Humphrey - Fagin
- Elita Proctor Otis - Nancy Sykes
References
- ^ Alan Goble (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 893. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
- ^ "Oliver Twist (1909)". BFI. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Richard DeCordova (2001). Picture Personalities: The Emergence of the Star System in America. University of Illinois Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-252-07016-7.
External links
- Media related to Oliver Twist (1909 film) at Wikimedia Commons
- The full text of Oliver Twist (1909 film) at Wikisource
- Oliver Twist at IMDb
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