The British film “Oliver Twist,” which has been the subject of bitter controversy during the past two years because its depiction of the character of Fagin was strongly anti-Semitic, had its premiere in New York’s Park Avenue Theatre last night.
To meet the objections of those who felt that Fagin was portrayed in a strongly anti-Semitic manner, considerable footage was dropped from the original film. The producers of the film took into consideration protests in the United States against the portrayal of Fagin as a stereotyped Jewish villain and omitted in the New York showing the grotesque close-ups of Fagin which provoked resentment in London.
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