Beggars of Life

William A. Wellman
1928-09-22

A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer
7.1
82 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Wallace Beery Oklahoma Red Unowned
Louise Brooks The Girl (Nancy) Unowned
Richard Arlen The Boy (Jim) Unowned
Blue Washington Black Mose Unowned
Kewpie Morgan Skinny Unowned
Andy Clark Skelly Unowned
Mike Donlin Bill Unowned
Roscoe Karns Lame Hoppy Unowned
Bob Perry The Arkansaw Snake Unowned
Johnnie Morris Rubin Unowned
George Kotsonaros Baldy Unowned
Jack Chapin Ukie Unowned
Robert Brower Blind Sims Unowned
Frank Brownlee Farmer Unowned
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited) Unowned