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 ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beggars of Life's video is recorded as Beggars of Life (1928).webm[3].
  • Beggars of Life's image is recorded as Beggars of Life poster.jpg[4].
  • Beggars of Life's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Beggars of Life's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[6].
  • Beggars of Life's screenwriter is recorded as Benjamin Glazer[7].
  • Beggars of Life's composer is recorded as Karl Hajos[8].
  • Beggars of Life's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Beggars of Life's genre is recorded as crime film[10].
  • Beggars of Life's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[11].
  • Beggars of Life's genre is recorded as silent film[12].
  • Beggars of Life's cast member is recorded as Wallace Beery[13].
  • Beggars of Life's cast member is recorded as Louise Brooks[14].
  • Beggars of Life's cast member is recorded as Richard Arlen[15].
  • Beggars of Life's cast member is recorded as Guinn "Big Boy" Williams[16].
  • Beggars of Life's cast member is recorded as Roscoe Karns[17].
  • Beggars of Life's cast member is recorded as Frank Brownlee[18].
  • Beggars of Life's producer is recorded as Jesse Louis Lasky[19].
  • Beggars of Life's producer is recorded as Adolph Zukor[20].
  • Beggars of Life's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0018684[21].
  • Beggars of Life's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22].
  • Beggars of Life's Commons category is recorded as Beggars of Life (1928)[23].
  • Beggars of Life's color is recorded as black-and-white[24].
  • Beggars of Life's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 114469[25].
  • Beggars of Life's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Beggars of Life's publication date is recorded as +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jesse Louis Lasky[19] and Adolph Zukor[20]. Beggars of Life's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Benjamin Glazer[7]. Cast members include Wallace Beery[13], Louise Brooks[14], Richard Arlen[15], Guinn "Big Boy" Williams[16], Roscoe Karns[17], and Frank Brownlee[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z[27] and +1928-09-22T00:00:00Z[28]. Beggars of Life's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22]. Genres include drama film[9], crime film[10], LGBTQ-related film[11], and silent film[12].

Why It Matters

Beggars of Life ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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