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
