Beggars of Life
1928 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 7.1 · 77% critics
After a violent act leaves her wanted by the law, a young woman disguises herself and teams up with a drifting outsider to flee toward Canada. Riding freight trains and blending in with other wanderers, they face suspicion, shifting loyalties, and escalating danger as the police close in.
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Details
- Years
- 1928
- Release date
- 1928-09-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (43 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast-moving silent-era chase romance with grit, moral ambiguity, and bursts of suspense; Not for you if you dislike silent films or stories involving sexual threat; similar to Wings.
Pros: tense train escapes; strong lead chemistry; gritty hobo-world detail | Cons: middle section drags; some scenes feel silly; uneven pacing overall
Themes
- silent film
- hobo
- lovers on the lam
- partial sound
- lost soundtrack
- partial sound (lost)
Cast & crew
Wallace Beery
as Oklahoma Red
Louise Brooks
as The Girl (Nancy)
Richard Arlen
as The Boy (Jim)
Blue Washington
as Black Mose
Kewpie Morgan
as Skinny
Andy Clark
as Skelly
Mike Donlin
as Bill
Roscoe Karns
as Lame Hoppy
- BP
Bob Perry
as The Arkansaw Snake
- JM
Johnnie Morris
as Rubin
Directed by William A. Wellman