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Call Number: DVD01075

by  Frank Lloyd; Charles Dickens; Lon Chaney; Jack Coogan; Lloyd Weil; Harry Weil; Glen MacWilliams; John Muri; Clarence Brown; William Dudley Pelley; Alfred Ortlieb; Hope Hampton; Hank Troy;

Format: DVD

Language: English (Silent)

Publisher: Alpha Home Entertainment (2009)

Notes: Originally released in 1922 (74 mins. Black & White);

Summary: Lon Chaney, “The Man Of A Thousand Faces,” stars with Jackie Coogan in this spectacular 1922 interpretation of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic, Oliver Twist.Orphaned at birth, Oliver Twist toils in the workhouse under brutal conditions while he and his fellow inmates struggle to avoid starvation. Oliver manages to escape to the bitter streets of London’s slums. “The Artful Dodger,” an older lad, finds the homeless Oliver and offers him food and lodging. The Dodger takes Oliver to the lair of Fagin, a heinous old man who teaches his young wards the art of pickpocketing. While Oliver’s life spins downward into depravity, the mystery of his origins will bring a glimmer of hope and salvation to the resilient and resourceful boy.

OCLC #: 316048491, (Additional information taken from publisher website)

Added: January 21, 2011

Also: See the Roman Polanski version at DVD00381