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Movie
Beggars of Life
Released: September 22, 1928 (1928)
Runtime: 82 minutes
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Crime
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Mike Donlin as Bill
Age at release: 50
- Bob Perry as The Arkansaw Snake
Age at release: 49
- Wallace Beery as Oklahoma Red
Age at release: 43
- Johnnie Morris as Rubin
Age at release: 41
- Roscoe Karns as Lame Hoppy
Age at release: 37
- Kewpie Morgan as Skinny
Age at release: 36
- Blue Washington as Black Mose
Age at release: 30
- Richard Arlen as The Boy (Jim)
Age at release: 29
- Andy Clark as Skelly
Age at release: 25
- Louise Brooks as The Girl (Nancy)
Age at release: 21
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- Robert Brower as Blind Sims
Age at release: 78
- Frank Brownlee as Farmer
Age at release: 53
- George Kotsonaros as Baldy
Age at release: 35
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)
Age at release: 29
- Jack Chapin as Ukie
Age at release: Unknown