Oliver Twist (Image) (1922) Rating: Starring: Lon Chaney, Jackie Coogan, Lionel Belmore, Gladys Brockwell, Hope Hampton, James Marcus, George Siegmann Director: Clarence Brown, Frank Lloyd Category: Drama, Classic Studio: Image Ent. Subtitles: [None] Length: 107 mins Want to buy?           Lon Chaney portrays the despicable Fagin in this richly atmospheric screen adaptation of Dickens' Oliver Twist.Jackie Coogan (The Kid) stars as the irrepressible waif in 19th-century England, whose adventures lead him from undernourished orphan to undertaker's apprentice, from novice pickpocketto pampered youth. Faithful in spirit and in letter to Dickens' immortal story, Oliver Twist is an exquisitely designed film recreating with painterly care the firelit chambers, sepulchral basements and sordid slums that confine its menagerie of eccentric and pathetic personages. Perhaps Oliver Twist is most notable for its talented cast of supporting players, who offer a kaleidoscopic view of the gifted artists whose company Caney shared while establishing himself as a featured player in early 1920s Hollywood. With his pinched face, hooked nose, perpetual steep and trembling, claw-like hands, Chaney's rag-enshrouded Fagin is an unforgettable figure who adds immeasurably to the flavor of the narrative without resorting to the racial stereotype of Dicken's text.