Oliver Twist (1912 American film)

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]

Oliver Twist
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Written by	Charles Dickens (novel)
Based on	Oliver Twist 1837 novel by Charles Dickens
Produced by	General Film Company H. A. Spanuth
Starring	Nat C. Goodwin
Distributed by	State Rights
Release date	May 20, 1912 (1912-05-20)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States

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

• Oliver Twist (1909)
• Oliver Twist (1912)
• Oliver Twist (1916)
• Oliver Twist (1919)
• Oliver Twist (1922)
• Oliver Twist (1933)