The Rag Man
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The Rag Man | |
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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 |
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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
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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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Rag Man.
- The Rag Man at IMDb
- The Rag Man at the TCM Movie Database
- The Rag Man at AllMovie
- The Rag Man at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 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
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