Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life (1928)

22/09/1928
Adventure, Drama, Crime
1h 22m

A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer

Overview

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.

  • William A. WellmanDirector
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • silent film
  • hobo
  • lovers on the lam
  • partial sound
  • lost soundtrack
  • partial sound (lost)

Top Billed Cast

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Oklahoma Red

Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks

The Girl (Nancy)

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

The Boy (Jim)

Blue Washington

Blue Washington

Black Mose

Kewpie Morgan

Kewpie Morgan

Skinny

Andy Clark

Andy Clark

Skelly

Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin

Bill

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Lame Hoppy

Bob Perry

The Arkansaw Snake

Johnnie Morris

Rubin

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