Beggars of Life

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📊 Film Specifications

Director William A. Wellman
Writer Jim Tully (Book), Benjamin Glazer (Adaptation)
Release Date September 22, 1928
Runtime 82 min (1h 22m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Paramount Pictures • Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

Beggars of Life (1928)

Directed by William A. Wellman
• Written by Jim Tully , Benjamin Glazer

"A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer"

⭐ 3.5 / 5 (44 votes) ⏱️ 82 min 🎬 Drama, Crime

Ratings Breakdown:

44 ratings
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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.

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William A. Wellman
Director
 Book Jim Tully
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 Wallace Beery
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 Louise Brooks
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 Richard Arlen
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The Boy (Jim)
 Blue Washington
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 Kewpie Morgan
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 Andy Clark
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Skelly
 Mike Donlin
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Bill
 Roscoe Karns
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 Bob Perry
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 Johnnie Morris
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Rubin
 George Kotsonaros
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 Jack Chapin
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