Tim Kelly is an orphan who runs away after his orphanage burns down. Presumed to be killed in the fire, he is able to roam the streets of New York freely. He meets Max Ginsberg, an old Jewish junk dealer with rheumatism, and the two strike a partnership and a close friendship.

• Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
• Jackie Coogan
• Max Davidson
• Lydia Yeamans Titus
• Ethel Wales
• Robert Edeson
• William Conklin