Beggars of Life

1928 | 82 minutes | 7.1 ★ (40)

Beggars of Life
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    22 September 1928

  • DirectingWilliam A. Wellman
  • Budget

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    $0.00

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