The riveting 1928 silent film, Beggars of Life, starring Louise Brooks, will be shown at the Cinema Arts Centre on Wednesday, January 24th at 7:30 pm. Part of the "Anything But Silent" series, this Long Island screening will feature live musical accompaniment by the one-and-only Ben Model. More information about this event can be found HERE.
--- Organized by Cinema Arts Centre, a 501(c)3 organization
and Long Island's only not-for-profit independent movie theater,
offering the most compelling American and international films today, as
well as many unique programs.
Louise Brooks’ best American film was made shortly before she left for
Germany and found everlasting fame in Pandora’s Box. Brooks plays a
young woman who flees her cruel stepfather and, dressed in boy’s
clothing, rides the rails with hobos. Based on the memoirs of
rough-and-tumble writer Jim Tully, which describes his hardscrabble
existence on the rails during the recession years of the 1890s and
1900s, this long-thought-lost silent classic features an unforgettable
turn by Wallace Beery as the hobo Oklahoma Red and dazzling location
photography set aboard speeding trains. Director William Wellman was in
top form for the movie, basking in praise for his work on the
Oscar-winning Wings (1927), although Louise Brooks felt he pushed her to
take unnecessary risks–especially during a stunt in which she was
nearly sucked under a train’s wheels. Nonetheless, Brooks lauded the
director for “how hard he studied his script and prepared for his day’s
work, how he always did his best, [and] how sure and fast he worked.”
The new restoration of Beggars of Life is a triumphant resurrection for a
classic of the silent era. (USA, 1928, 100 min., NR, English| Dir.
William A. Wellman)
Want to learn more about the film? Last Spring saw the release of my new book, Beggars of Life: A Companion to the 1928 Film, and this past Summer saw the release of a new DVD / Blu-ray of the film from Kino Lorber. If you haven't secured your own copy of either the book or the DVD / Blu-ray, why not do so today?
Want to learn more about the film? Last Spring saw the release of my new book, Beggars of Life: A Companion to the 1928 Film, and this past Summer saw the release of a new DVD / Blu-ray of the film from Kino Lorber. If you haven't secured your own copy of either the book or the DVD / Blu-ray, why not do so today?
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