23 Sep 2005
Oliver Twist
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Little Miss Nobody
A LITTLE GIRL WITH A HEART SO BIG...She even gave away her daddy...her home...her name!
A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.
Top Billed Cast
Jane Withers Judy Devlin
Harry Carey John Russell
Ralph Morgan Gerald Dexter
Thomas E. Jackson Dutch Miller
Jane Darwell Eva Bradley
Sara Haden Mrs. Lewis
Betty Jean Hainey Mary Dorsey
Jackie Morrow J. Harmon Smythe Jr.
Jed Prouty Hector Smythe
Claudia Coleman Sybil Smythe
Clarence Wilson Herman Slade
Donald Haines Harold Slade
Lillian Harmer Jessica Taggert
Mary Gordon Mrs. Biddle
Francis Ford Detective
Selmer Jackson Judge Gibson
Nora Cecil Mrs. Robinson
Wally Albright Orphan
Stanley Blystone Policeman
Raymond Brown Policeman
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