Beggars of Life (1928)

09/22/1928 (US) • 1h 22m

Adventure, Drama, Crime

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.

Top Billed Cast

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Louise Brooks

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Richard Arlen

The Boy (Jim)

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Roscoe Karns

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

silent film

hobo

lovers on the lam

partial sound

lost soundtrack

partial sound (lost)

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