The Rag Man

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.^[1]

The Rag Man
Film poster
Directed by	Edward F. Cline
Written by	Willard Mack
Produced by	Jack Coogan Sr.
Starring	Jackie Coogan
Cinematography	Frank B. Good Robert Martin
Edited by	Irene Morra
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 16, 1925 (1925-02-16)
Running time	68 min
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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.^[2]

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.^[3]