Oliver Twist

1948 • 90 minutes

About this movie

At a grim workhouse in 1830s England, young Oliver Twist and his pet toad Squeaker yearn for a better life -- and they find a whole lot more when they sneak off to bustling London in this animated musical version of the classic tale by Charles Dickens of an orphaned boy who triumphs over every sort of adversity and finds peace through family love. Nine songs include "Once upon a Time," "Work, Work," "They're Only Shadows," "Man About Town," "It's Just a Game," "Guilty," "Oliver," "If You Should Leave My Life" and "It's a Wonderful World After All."