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Oliver Twist
(1912) England
B&W : Four reels / 3700 feet
Directed by Thomas Bentley
Cast: Ivy Millais [Oliver Twist], John McMahon [Fagin], Harry Royston [Bill Sykes], Alma Taylor [Nancy], Flora Morris [Rose Maylie], [?] E. Rivarze or E. Rivary? [Mr. Brownlow], Willie West [‘The Artful Dodger’]
Hepworth Film Manufacturing Company production. / Produced by Cecil M. Hepworth. Scenario by Thomas Bentley, from the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. / Released 24 October 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The first British feature-length film. The film was released in the USA in 1914. [?] Gifford-British n. 03602 lists the actor E. Rivarze as E. Rivary; Website-IMDb lists the actor as Mr. Rivary.
Drama.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: Charles Dickens
Listing updated: 29 March 2020.
References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3226; Blum-Silent pp. 27, 30; Fell-History p. 20; Gifford-British n. 03602; Robertson-Guinness p. 7; Smith-Colman p. 13; Tarbox-Lost pp. 103, 208 : Website-IMDb.
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