Oliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought up in a workhouse, later apprenticed to an uncaring undertaker, and eventually is taken in by a gang of thieves who befriend him for their own purposes. All the while, there are secrets from Oliver's family history waiting to come to light. Written by Snow Leopard

• First National Pictures
• Jackie Coogan Productions
• Jackie Coogan
• James A. Marcus
• Aggie Herring
• Lewis Sargent
• Joan Standing
• Carl Stockdale
• Edouard Trebaol
• Lon Chaney