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Beggars of Life. Beggars of Life is an American part-talkie sound film that was directed by William Wellman. Although the film featured sequences with audible dialogue, the majority of the film had a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film was released on both sound-on-disc and sound-on-film formats.
Beggars of Life: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Wallace Beery, Richard Arlen, Louise Brooks, Bob Perry. After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- William A. Wellman
- 1928-09-22
Beggars of Life Released Sep 22, 1928 1h 20m Drama List Reviews 82% Audience Score 500+ Ratings On the run for killing in self-defense, a woman (Louise Brooks) meets a hobo (Richard Arlen)...
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- William A. Wellman
- Drama
- Wallace Beery
Directed by William Wellman the year after he made Wings (the first film to win an Academy Award), Beggars of Life is a terse drama about a girl (Louise Brooks) dressed as a boy who flees the law after killing her abusive stepfather.
- William A. Wellman
- Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky
- B.P. Shulberg
- Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
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In his performance Mr. Beery seems to be torn between his late-day experiences as a comedian and his erstwhile portrayals of villainy. He ends by being a hero, or, at least, a belligerent hobo who makes the great sacrifice for Nancy, the girl killer, for whom the police are offering $1,000 reward.
Apr 23, 2015 · Beggars of Life. By Richard Brody. April 23, 2015. This rowdy, violent, romantic adventure, from 1928, is centered on the appalling and unredressed prevalence of rape in daily life.