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Les mendiants de la vie

Original title: Beggars of Life
  • 1928
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.3K
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Wallace Beery in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
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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... Read allAfter 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.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.

  • Director
    • William A. Wellman
  • Writers
    • Benjamin Glazer
    • Jim Tully
  • Stars
    • Wallace Beery
    • Richard Arlen
    • Louise Brooks
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Benjamin Glazer
      • Jim Tully
    • Stars
      • Wallace Beery
      • Richard Arlen
      • Louise Brooks
    • 29User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Louise Brooks and Richard Arlen in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Louise Brooks in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Louise Brooks and Richard Arlen in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Louise Brooks in "Beggars of Life," 1928.
    Louise Brooks in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Richard Arlen in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Louise Brooks and Richard Arlen in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Louise Brooks, Wallace Beery, Richard Arlen, and Blue Washington in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Louise Brooks and Richard Arlen in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Richard Arlen and Blue Washington in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Louise Brooks and Wallace Beery in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)
    Louise Brooks and Richard Arlen in Les mendiants de la vie (1928)

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    Wallace Beery
    Wallace Beery
    • Oklahoma Red
    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • The Boy - Jim
    Louise Brooks
    Louise Brooks
    • The Girl - Nancy
    Bob Perry
    Bob Perry
    • The Arkansaw Snake
    • (as Robert Perry)
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • Lame Hoppy
    Blue Washington
    Blue Washington
    • Black Mose
    • (as Edgar Washington Blue)
    Kewpie Morgan
    Kewpie Morgan
    • Skinny
    • (as H.A. Morgan)
    Andy Clark
    Andy Clark
    • Skelly
    Mike Donlin
    Mike Donlin
    • Bill
    Johnnie Morris
    • Rubin
    George Kotsonaros
    • Baldy
    Jack Chapin
    • Ukie
    • (as Jacques Chapin)
    Robert Brower
    Robert Brower
    • Blind Sims
    Frank Brownlee
    Frank Brownlee
    • Farmer
    Gilbert Holmes
    Gilbert Holmes
    • Hobo
    • (uncredited)
    Guy Oliver
    Guy Oliver
    • Sheriff
    • (uncredited)
    Harvey Parry
    Harvey Parry
    • Hobo
    • (uncredited)
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • Baker's Cart Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Benjamin Glazer
      • Jim Tully
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    • Trivia
      The train wreck in this movie (an actual derailment) was filmed in Carrizo Gorge in the Southern California desert; the wreckage is still there.
    • Quotes

      The Boy: Ain't it funny when you think of the millions o' people in warm houses and feather beds, an' us just driftin' 'round like the clouds? But I guess it's about even when you boil it down. Even them people in feather beds ain't satisfied - we're all beggars of life.

    • Crazy credits
      On the movie's title card the order of the star cast names is as follows: Wallace Beery, Richard Arlen, Louise Brooks. In the cast list the order is: Wallace Beery, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Arena: Louise Brooks (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Beggars of Life
      Music by Karl Hajos

      Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan

    User reviews29

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    9/10
    Begging your attention...
    A really great film. Great action scenes, and yet there are a lot of subtle scenes with nuanced acting. The social themes - child abuse, the desperation of the poor - are quite as relevant today, and make it easy to relate to, especially with the fine acting of Arlen and Brooks. Although the tone is serious, the scenes with Beery introduce an element of broad comedy. Also progressive for its time by having a black character as a respected equal of the others.

    The print is in fairly good condition, so this movie would probably gain wider appreciation if someone would write accompanying music specially for it.
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    • May 18, 2003

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    • Release date
      • December 27, 1929 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beggars of Life
    • Filming locations
      • Carrizo Gorge, Mojave Desert, California, USA(train wreck)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent

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