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The Rag Man

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Wikipedia article




'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. This was the first Jackie Coogan movie made entirely under the MGM banner.Eames, John Douglas (1981). 'The MGM Story: The Complete History of Fifty-seven Roaring Years'. Crown Publishers, p. 12

Plot



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

Preservation



A print of 'The Rag Man' is held by MGM.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2766/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'The Rag Man']

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