Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life

1928 · 82 min · EN · NR · 7.1 (38 votes)
Dir. William A. Wellman · Starring Wallace Beery, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, Blue Washington, Kewpie Morgan, Andy Clark

A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer

AdventureDramaCrime

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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A raw, romantic odyssey of two outcasts on the run. It's a gritty, desperate flight across the country, fueled by forbidden love and the yearning for freedom. Experience the thrill of the rails and the fight for survival.

grittyromanticdesperateadventuroussteadysilent filmexpressionistperiod dramafreedomsurvivalforbidden loveclass struggle
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