Oliver Twist (motion picture)

Oliver Twist (motion picture), British motion-picture adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. Released in 1948, the film chronicles the adventures of Oliver Twist (played by John Howard Davies), an orphan in 19th century England who runs away from a workhouse and joins a band of youthful pickpockets. A sinister character named Fagin (Alec Guinness) houses the gang of boys and manages their criminal activity. When Twist gets caught stealing from a wealthy man (Henry Stephenson), the man discovers that Twist is his nephew. He takes Twist away from the life of crime, but Twist’s underworld pals come looking for him, hoping to cash in on his good fortune.

Director

• David Lean

Cast

• Robert Newton (Bill Sikes)
• Alec Guinness (Fagin)
• Kay Walsh (Nancy)
• Francis L. Sullivan (Mr. Bumble)
• Henry Stephenson (Mr. Brownlow)
• Mary Clare (Mrs. Corney)
• John Howard Davies (Oliver Twist)
• Josephine Stuart (Oliver's mother)
• Henry Edwards (Police official)
• Ralph Truman (Monks)
• Anthony Newley (The Artful Dodger)
• Hattie Jacques (Sibger)
• Betty Paul (Sibger)
• Kenneth Downey (Workhouse master)
• Gibb McLaughlin (Mr. Sowerberry)
• Kathleen Harrison (Mrs. Sowerberry)
• Amy Veness (Mrs. Bedwin)
• W.G. Fay (Bookseller)
• Maurice Denham (Chief of police)
• Frederick Lloyd (Mr. Grimwig)
• Ivor Barnard (Chairman of the board)
• Deirdre Doyle (Mrs. Thingummy)
• Edie Martin (Annie)
• Fay Middleton (Martha)
• Diana Dors (Charlotte)
• Michael Dear (Noah Claypole)
• Graveley Edwards (Mr. Fang)
• Peter Bull (Landlord of 'Three Cripples')
• John Potter (Charlie Bates)
• Maurice Jones (Workhouse doctor)