Judge, 1922-10-21 · page 16 of 36
Judge — October 21, 1922 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page documents a film adaptation of Dickens' *Oliver Twist* starring child actor Jackie Coogan. The images show scenes from production: Oliver's theft and workhouse punishment, Fagin instructing the boy in pickpocketing, and Oliver's eventual refuge with kind friends. The satirical element appears subtle—the final caption's quip about "Please, sir, I'd like some more" notes the phrase has "echoed down the ages, though in most circles the 'please' has been omitted" suggests mild social commentary on manners or class degradation. The mention of Director Frank Lloyd reading Dickens to young Coogan to help him "visualize the character" may gently mock either the director's methods or the child star system itself. The page primarily functions as entertainment reporting rather than political satire, promoting the film and its notable cast.
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JACKIE COOGAN as “OLIVER TWIST”’ Oliver, having swiped the old gentleman’s wipe, runs amuck of the beadle, and is sent to the workhouse Fagin, the wily Jew, Oliver in the gentle art of thieving, the Artful Dodger assisting Director Frank Lloyd reading Dickens’ im- mortal bedtime story to the little star that he may the better visualize the char- acter The cast enlists the talented services of such players as Lon Chaney, James Mar- cus, Nelson McDowell, Lionel Belmore, Tay- lor Graves, and others “Please, sir, I'd like some more.” A phrase which has echoed down the ages, though in most circles the “please” has been omitted After many years of hardship, in which the poor little tike is tried to his last endurance, Oliver finally falls among friends, and all’s serene