Adventure ·Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1928 · 1h 22m

Beggars of Life

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Director
William A. Wellman
Cast
Wallace Beery as Oklahoma Red Louise Brooks as The Girl (Nancy) Richard Arlen as The Boy (Jim) Blue Washington as Black Mose Kewpie Morgan as Skinny Andy Clark as Skelly
Tagline

A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer

Synopsis

After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada.

Mood & Themes
silent filmhobolovers on the lampartial soundlost soundtrackpartial sound (lost)
Key Collaborators
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