Oliver Twist

     

Oliver Twist1948

Stars: John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh
Genre: Crime, Drama, Family
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 105 minutes

Jackie Coogan had made his name as the spunky waif in Chaplin's The Kid when he took on the role of Charles Dickens's plucky orphan hero in Oliver Twist. It's dream casting: wide-eyed Coogan is an innocent with a heart of gold dropped into a den … more »


Mr. Brownlow:
How would you like to grow up a clever man and write books?

Oliver Twist:
I think I'd rather read them sir.

Mr. Brownlow:
What, don't you want to be a book writer?

Oliver Twist:
I think I'd rather be a bookseller sir.

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