''The Rag Man'' is a 1925 American

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starring Jackie Coogan. The film was directed by Edward F. Cline, and written by

Willard Mack Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and playwright. Life and career He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New ...

. This was the first Jackie Coogan movie made entirely under the

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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 Max Davidson (May 23, 1875 – September 4, 1950) was a German-American film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films. Career Born i ...

as Max Ginsberg *

Lydia Yeamans Titus Lydia Yeamans Titus (12 December 1857 – 30 December 1929) was an Australian-born American singer, dancer, comedienne, and actress who had a lengthy career in vaudeville and cinema. She was remembered on stage for her ''Baby-Talk'' act and a ...

as Mrs. Malloy *

Robert Edeson Robert Edeson (June 3, 1868 – March 24, 1931) was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer. Life and career Edeson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of manager and actor George R. Edeson. Afte ...

as Mr. Bernard * Ethel Wales as Mrs. Bernard *

William Conklin William Conklin (December 25, 1872 – March 21, 1935) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 80 silent films between 1913 and 1929. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Hollywood, California. Partial filmography * ''Ariz ...

as Mr. Richard L. Scott

Preservation

A print of ''The Rag Man'' is held by MGM.Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Rag Man''
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* * * * 1925 films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films about orphans Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Edward F. Cline 1925 comedy-drama films Surviving American silent films 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub