
After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.

as Ben Harvey

as Lil

as Francis Sullivan

as Axel P. Johanson

as Tim Grogan

as Adeline

as Dunne

as The Governor

as Lilah Letterby

as Father

as Dr. Lazarus

as Kitty

as Granny

as Mother

as Virgil Harvey

as Dr. Gorson

as Frankie Piano

as Anarchist

as Stranger on Train

as Poet

as Quinn

as Mrs. Krump

as Minister

as Photographer

as Chauffeur

as Sissy

as Suzuki

as Claudet

as Martine

as Fanny

as Phalinx

as Mabel