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Beggars of Life (1928)

A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer

Genre : Adventure, Drama

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : William A. Wellman

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.

Actors

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
Bob Perry
The Arkansaw Snake (as Robert Perry)
Johnnie Morris
Johnnie Morris
Rubin
George Kotsonaros
George Kotsonaros
Baldy
Jack Chapin
Jack Chapin
Ukie
Robert Brower
Robert Brower
Blind Sims
Frank Brownlee
Frank Brownlee
Farmer

Crews

William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Director
Eugene Richee
Eugene Richee
Still Photographer
Benjamin Glazer
Benjamin Glazer
Adaptation
Jim Tully
Jim Tully
Book

Posters and backgrounds

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