"Oliver! received extremely favorable reviews and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Picture."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%21_%28film%29

"Jack Wild (30 September 1952–2 March 2006) was an English actor who achieved fame for his roles in both stage and screen productions of the Lionel Bart musical Oliver!."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Wild

"Oliver! received extremely favorable reviews and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Picture."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%21_%28film%29

"Jack Wild (30 September 1952–2 March 2006) was an English actor who achieved fame for his roles in both stage and screen productions of the Lionel Bart musical Oliver!."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Wild

story originally told by robert mitchum in "night of the hunter" (1952)...

the StopMotionSelection playlist has two other contenders for the "ultimate stopmotion animation battle":
neighbours (1952) or
the art of motion (2005)

The desert scenery in the first two Road Runner cartoons, Fast and Furry-ous (1949) and Beep Beep (mid 1952), was designed by Robert Gribbroek and was quite realistic. In subsequent cartoons the scenery was designed by Maurice Noble and was far more abstract. Several different styles were used.

Its Beep Beep officially.