Oliver Twist (1922): South West Silents

Thought lost for decades, Frank Lloyd’s adaptation of Charles Dicken’s classic tale of the boy who asked for more has an all-star cast.

This spectacular silent film gem was rediscovered in Yugoslavia in the 1970s, and stars the man of a thousand faces, Lon Chaney, as Fagin and the then wunderkind of 1920s Hollywood, Jackie Coogan (straight after his heart rendering debut in Chaplin’s The Kid), in the title role.

With thanks to Lobster Films, Paris. Live piano accompaniment by Meg Morley.

Director: Frank Lloyd

Starring Jackie Coogan, Lon Chaney

PG / USA / 74 mins