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Good Version of the Story With Coogan, Chaney, & More, 21 June 2002
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Snow Leopard from Ohio
With a good cast headed by Jackie Coogan and Lon Chaney, plus decent
atmosphere that conjures up the sights of Dickens' world, this version of
"Oliver Twist" works well. The Dickens story makes wonderful movie
material, but it is also quite melodramatic, and for a film version to
succeed requires convincing characters and a believable recreation of the
world of the novel. Coogan, Chaney, and director Frank Lloyd all get the
job done.
Coogan was of course the best and obvious choice in his day to play Oliver.
But Chaney, although much more limited in his screen time, is even more
memorable. Fagin is the kind of role that Chaney most excelled at. His
make-up, mannerisms, and gestures are all impressive, and it is amazing the
way that without dialogue he can so quickly and efficiently define his
character's relationships with the other characters. The rest of the cast
are mostly lesser-known names, but they all do a good job of establishing
their characters, too. The settings are a bit plain at times, but are
always consistent with the story, and they do the job of showing us the
varied places where Oliver lived the different stages of his young
life.
There have many versions of the Oliver story, and the terrific David Lean
version from the 40's is still the one by which all others should be
measured. But this is a good adaptation, and it has almost everything you
could ask for in a silent version of the story.
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