(William A. Wellman, US 1928, 100 min., 16mm)

A year after picking up Hollywood’s first Oscar® for Wings, legendary director Wellman turned to this rollicking saga of hobos on the lam. In what was probably her finest Hollywood feature, the magnificent Louise Brooks hops freight trains with the great Wallace Beery and finds romance with Richard Arlen. The only place in the world to see Beggars of Life—one of Brooks’s personal favorites—is at George Eastman House, so don’t miss this enormously rare opportunity. Live piano by Philip C. Carli. New 35mm print