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Beggars of Life

A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer

  • Movie
  • 1928
  • NR
  • 1h 22m

Directed by William A. Wellman

7.1

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7.1 out of 10 from 44 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Wallace Beery

    Wallace BeeryOklahoma Red

  • Louise Brooks

    Louise BrooksThe Girl (Nancy)

  • Richard Arlen

    Richard ArlenThe Boy (Jim)

  • Blue Washington

    Blue WashingtonBlack Mose

  • Kewpie Morgan

    Kewpie MorganSkinny

  • Andy Clark

    Andy ClarkSkelly

  • Mike Donlin

    Mike DonlinBill

  • Roscoe Karns

    Roscoe KarnsLame Hoppy

  • Bob PerryThe Arkansaw Snake

  • Johnnie MorrisRubin

  • George KotsonarosBaldy

  • Jack ChapinUkie

  • Robert Brower

    Robert BrowerBlind Sims

  • Frank Brownlee

    Frank BrownleeFarmer

  • Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

    Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsBaker's Cart Driver (uncredited)

Director
William A. Wellman