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The Rag Man
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;
Running time	68 min
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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]

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]

References

^ Eames, John Douglas (1981). The MGM Story: The Complete History of Fifty-seven Roaring Years. Crown Publishers, p. 12 ISBN 0-517-53810-5
^ "The Rag Man (1925) - Full Synopsis - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Rag Man

External links

The Rag Man at IMDb
The Rag Man at the TCM Movie Database
The Rag Man at AllMovie
The Rag Man at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[1] Eames, John Douglas (1981). The MGM Story: The Complete History of Fifty-seven Roaring Years. Crown Publishers, p. 12 ISBN 0-517-53810-5

[2] "The Rag Man (1925) - Full Synopsis - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.

[3] Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Rag Man

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