
121 minutes
4/10/1992
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

Christian Bale
as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

Bill Pullman
as Bryan Denton

Ann-Margret
as Medda Larkson

Robert Duvall
as Joseph Pulitzer

David Moscow
as David Jacobs

Luke Edwards
as Les Jacobs

Max Casella
as Racetrack Higgins

Gabriel Damon
as Spot Conlon

Marty Belafsky
as Crutchy

Aaron Lohr
as Mush
Dee Caspary
as Snitch

Shon Greenblatt
as Oscar Delancey
Trey Parker
as Kid Blink

Michael A. Goorjian
as Skittery
Dominic Lucero
as Bumlets
David Sidoni
as Pie-Eater

Kevin Alexander Stea
as Swifty the Rake

Ele Keats
as Sarah Jacobs

Jeffrey DeMunn
as Mayer Jacobs

Deborra-Lee Furness
as Esther Jacobs

Marc Lawrence
as Kloppman

Michael Lerner
as Weasel

Kevin Tighe
as Snyder

Charles Cioffi
as Seitz

William Boyett
as Judge Movealong Monahan

Shay Duffin
as Captain McSwain

Tom Finnegan
as Bunsen

Frank Novak
as Policeman
Arvie Lowe, Jr.
as Boots
Mark David
as Specs
Eric Clarke
as Thug

Lois Young
as Nun