The Ragman's Daughter is a 1972 British romantic crime–drama film directed by Harold Becker and adapted by Alan Sillitoe from his short story of the same name.

The film tells the story of the ill-fated love between Tony, a petty thief from a working-class family, and Doris, the daughter of an upwardly mobile scrap dealer.

Middle-aged Tony Bradmore privately thinks back on his wild youth and his love affair with Doris Randall.

Doris' father, a prosperous scrap merchant, originally came from Tony's neighbourhood, but due to his shrewd and sometimes dishonest business skills, he made enough money to move his family to a large, detached house in a nicer area.

Denied contact with the child he fathered, Tony steals a radio in broad daylight on a busy street and is quickly apprehended.