This film combines four short films under the title Bits Of Life. The Bad Samaritan is taken from a story in Popular Magazine in which the son of a Chinese father and a white mother is sold into slavery by his father. The boy becomes a criminal and a cunning but cruel thief. The one time he stops to help a lady in distress he is thrown in jail. Wesley Barry is the young boy and Lon Chaney the grown-up criminal.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Wesley BarryTom Levitt, a boy | Tom Levitt, a boy |
 Rockliffe FellowesTom Levitt | Tom Levitt |
 Lon ChaneyChin Chow | Chin Chow |
 Noah BeeryHindoo | Hindoo |
 Anna May WongToy Sing, Chin Chow's Wife | Toy Sing, Chin Chow's Wife |
 John BowersDentist's Patient | Dentist's Patient |
 Edythe ChapmanNot listed | Not listed |