Beggars of Life
A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer
1928 · 1h 22m
Crime, Drama
Directed by
William A. Wellman
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.
Director and cast
- William A. Wellman Director
- Wallace Beery as Oklahoma Red
- Louise Brooks as The Girl (Nancy)
- Richard Arlen as The Boy (Jim)
- Blue Washington as Black Mose (as Edgar Washington Blue)
- Kewpie Morgan as Skinny (as H.A. Morgan)
- Andy Clark as Skelly
- Mike Donlin as Bill
- Roscoe Karns as Lame Hoppy
- Bob Perry Cast
- Johnnie Morris Cast
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