Beggars of Life to be screened in Jim Tully's hometown

Beggars of Life, the sensational William Wellman-directed silent film starring Louise Brooks, Wallace Berry and Richard Arlen, will be screened on November 16th at the St. Marys Theater and Grand Opera House in St. Marys, Ohio. And what's more, this special screening will feature a live musical accompaniment by silent movie organist Dennis James. A link to the venue can be found HERE.

 Jim Tully was a well known "hobo writer" in the early decades of the 20th century The 1928 film, Beggars of Life, was based on Tully's 1925 book of the same name. Also on hand for this event will be Tully biographers Paul Bauer and Mark Dawidziak, who will introduce the film. 

For anyone in the area, this Tully celebration not to be missed. A special 10 minute slide show prepared by Thomas Gladysz will also be shown at the event. It features rare images and audio drawn from the collection of the Louise Brooks Society.

The first ever book on the film, Beggars of Life: A Companion to the 1928 Film, was published by the Louise Brooks Society in 2017. The book is authored by LBS Director Thomas Gladysz, and features a foreword by author and actor William Wellman Jr. -- the son of the film's Academy Award winning Director.  (Purchase on amazon.)

More about Jim Tully and Beggars of Life can be found on the newly revamped Louise Brooks Society website on its Beggars of Life (filmography page). 

And, be sure and check out one or both of these book, a recent reprint of Tully classic work, Beggars of Life (purchase on amazon), or the highly recommnded biography of the writer, Jim Tully: American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler. (purchase on amazon)

 

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