The Rag Man – Silent (1925)

Description

The Rag Man is a 1925 American comedy drama film starring Jackie Coogan. The film was directed by Edward F. Cline, and written by Willard Mack.

Tim Kelly (Jackie Coogan) is a kid who runs away from an orphanage on the Lower East Side in New York after a fire breaks out. He ends up taking refuge with Max (Max Davidson), a lonely junk man who is down on his luck after being cheated out of a patent fortune by some unscrupulous lawyers. Little Kelly and Max form a partnership in the bottle and rag business, and eventually become close companions.

Cast:

• Jackie Coogan as Tim Kelly
• Max Davidson as Max Ginsberg
• Lydia Yeamans Titus as Mrs. Malloy
• Robert Edeson as Mr. Bernard
• Ethel Wales as Mrs. Bernard
• William Conklin as Mr. Richard L. Scott