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A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer

7.1

1h 22m

1928

“A Glimpse of the Ways of the Wanderer”

Synopsis

After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada.

Director

William A. Wellman

AdventureDramaCrime

silent filmhobolovers on the lampartial soundlost soundtrackpartial sound (lost)

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Cast & Crew

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

as Oklahoma Red

Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks

as The Girl (Nancy)

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

as The Boy (Jim)

Blue Washington

Blue Washington

as Black Mose

Kewpie Morgan

Kewpie Morgan

as Skinny

Andy Clark

Andy Clark

as Skelly

Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin

as Bill

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

as Lame Hoppy

Bob Perry

as The Arkansaw Snake

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