{"product_id":"beggars-of-life-thomas-gladysz-9780692879535","title":"Beggars of Life: A Companion to the 1928 Film","description":"This first ever study of \"Beggars of Life\" looks at the film Oscar-winning director William Wellman thought his finest silent movie. Based on Jim Tully's bestselling book of hobo life-and filmed by Wellman the year after he made \"Wings\" (the first film to win the Best Picture Oscar), \"Beggars of Life\" is a riveting drama about an orphan girl (screen legend Louise Brooks) who kills her abusive stepfather and flees the law. She meets a boy tramp (leading man Richard Arlen), and together they ride the rails through a dangerous hobo underground ruled over by Oklahoma Red (future Oscar winner Wallace Beery). \"Beggars of Life\" showcases Brooks in her best American silent-a film the \"Cleveland Plain Dealer\" once described as \"a raw, sometimes bleeding slice of life.\" With more than 50 little seen images, and a foreword by William Wellman, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Gladysz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692879536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692879535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pandorasbox Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.22d","brand":"Thomas Gladysz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925706801407,"sku":"9780692879535","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_903b1767-1b63-413b-8d5a-f838e22dd132.jpg?v=1681078871","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beggars-of-life-thomas-gladysz-9780692879535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}