Beggars of Life

1928 film by William A. Wellman
Movie film Q3233816
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Beggars of Life

Summary

Beggars of Life is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Beggars of Life's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Beggars of Life was directed by William A. Wellman[4].
  • Benjamin Glazer wrote the screenplay for Beggars of Life[5].
  • Beggars of Life's composer is recorded as Karl Hajos[6].
  • Beggars of Life's genre is drama film[7].
  • Beggars of Life's genre is crime film[8].
  • Beggars of Life's genre is LGBTQ-related film[9].
  • Beggars of Life's genre is silent film[10].
  • A cast member of Beggars of Life was Wallace Beery[11].
  • A cast member of Beggars of Life was Louise Brooks[12].
  • A cast member of Beggars of Life was Richard Arlen[13].
  • A cast member of Beggars of Life was Guinn "Big Boy" Williams[14].
  • A cast member of Beggars of Life was Roscoe Karns[15].
  • A cast member of Beggars of Life was Frank Brownlee[16].
  • Beggars of Life was produced by Jesse Louis Lasky[17].
  • Beggars of Life was produced by Adolph Zukor[18].
  • The original language of Beggars of Life was English[19].
  • Beggars of Life's Commons category is recorded as Beggars of Life (1928)[20].
  • Beggars of Life's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • Beggars of Life's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Beggars of Life was published on January 1, 1928[23].
  • Beggars of Life was released on September 22, 1928[24].
  • Beggars of Life's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[25].
  • Beggars of Life's film editor is recorded as Alyson Shaffer[26].
  • Beggars of Life's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beggars of Life'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jesse Louis Lasky[17] and Adolph Zukor[18]. Beggars of Life was directed by William A. Wellman[4]. Benjamin Glazer wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Wallace Beery[11], Louise Brooks[12], Richard Arlen[13], Guinn "Big Boy" Williams[14], Roscoe Karns[15], and Frank Brownlee[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1928[23] and September 22, 1928[24]. The original language of Beggars of Life was English[19]. Genres include drama film[7], crime film[8], LGBTQ-related film[9], and silent film[10].

Why It Matters

Beggars of Life has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 beggars-of-life
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: beggars-of-life, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295964354|Beggars Of Life (#295964354)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cine"
  2. 8d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    P14449 190783
    Producer Jesse Louis Lasky, Adolph Zukor
    Publication date +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1928-09-22T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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