Beggars of life /
Beggars of life /
a Paramount Picture ; Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present ; a William Wellman production ; adapted & supervised by Benjamin Glazer ; story by Jim Tully ; directed by William A. Wellman.
, United States
- 1 videodisc (81 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1928. Full screen (1.33:1). With optional music accompaniment (DTS 2.0 stereo): "Musical score compiled and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, employing selections from the original 1928 Paramount cue-sheet"--Container. With optional audio commentary in English by actor William Wellman, Jr. With optional audio commentary in English by Thomas Gladysz, founding director of the Louise Brooks Society.
Cinematography, Henry Gerrard. Cinematography, Henry Gerrard.
Wallace Beery, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, Robert Perry, Roscoe Karns, Edgar Washington.
"[Silent film about] a train-hopping hobo who dresses like a boy to survive. After escaping her violent stepfather, Nancy befriends kindly drifter Jim. They ride the rails together until a fateful encounter with the blustery Oklahoma Red and his rambunctious band of hoboes, leading to daring, desperate conflict on top of a moving train. Based on the memoir of real-life hobo Jim Tully"--Container.
Blu-ray, region A; requires a Blu-ray player.
Silent film with English intertitles.
738329217020
K21702 Kino Classics
Homeless children--Drama.
Girls--Drama.
Fugitives from justice--Drama.
Impersonation--Drama.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1928. Full screen (1.33:1). With optional music accompaniment (DTS 2.0 stereo): "Musical score compiled and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, employing selections from the original 1928 Paramount cue-sheet"--Container. With optional audio commentary in English by actor William Wellman, Jr. With optional audio commentary in English by Thomas Gladysz, founding director of the Louise Brooks Society.
Cinematography, Henry Gerrard. Cinematography, Henry Gerrard.
Wallace Beery, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, Robert Perry, Roscoe Karns, Edgar Washington.
"[Silent film about] a train-hopping hobo who dresses like a boy to survive. After escaping her violent stepfather, Nancy befriends kindly drifter Jim. They ride the rails together until a fateful encounter with the blustery Oklahoma Red and his rambunctious band of hoboes, leading to daring, desperate conflict on top of a moving train. Based on the memoir of real-life hobo Jim Tully"--Container.
Blu-ray, region A; requires a Blu-ray player.
Silent film with English intertitles.
738329217020
K21702 Kino Classics
Homeless children--Drama.
Girls--Drama.
Fugitives from justice--Drama.
Impersonation--Drama.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.