Oliver Twist (1909 film)
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Oliver Twist is a 1909 film
and was the first adaptation of Oliver Twist
ever made. It starred Edith Storey as Oliver Twist, Elita Proctor Otis
as Nancy Sykes and William J. Humphrey
as Fagin. It was directed by J. Stuart Blackton
.
1909 in film
The year 1909 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema, appears in his first film, Goban Tadanobu.*James Joyce opens the Volta, the first cinema in Dublin....
and was the first adaptation of Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to...
ever made. It starred Edith Storey as Oliver Twist, Elita Proctor Otis
Elita Proctor Otis
Elita Proctor Otis was an American actress. She was born in 1851 in Cleveland, Ohio, and died 10 August 1927, Pelham, New York, USA. She had a long distinguished stage career before her foray into early silent films...
as Nancy Sykes and William J. Humphrey
William J. Humphrey
William Jonathan Humphrey was an American actor and film director.Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph Studios...
as Fagin. It was directed by J. Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
James Stuart Blackton , usually known as J. Stuart Blackton, was an Anglo-American film producer of the Silent Era, the founder of Vitagraph Studios and among the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation...
.
Cast
- Edith Storey - Oliver
- William HumphreyWilliam J. HumphreyWilliam Jonathan Humphrey was an American actor and film director.Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph Studios...
- Fagin - Elita Proctor OtisElita Proctor OtisElita Proctor Otis was an American actress. She was born in 1851 in Cleveland, Ohio, and died 10 August 1927, Pelham, New York, USA. She had a long distinguished stage career before her foray into early silent films...
- Nancy Sykes