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National Beggars of Life

The Dodge Brothers do Beggars of Life

Nobody does Beggars of Life like The Dodge Brothers. The UK-based group plays an exuberant hybrid of old-time American music - country blues, jug...
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Louise Brooks celebrated in London

Louise Brooks made her first big splash in England in 1924, when she became the first person to dance the Charleston in London. That was at the...
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Jim Tully's Beggars of Life celebrated in New York

Seemingly, it's Jim Tully week in New York City. On Monday, Film Forum screened Beggars of Life, the 1928 Louise Brooks film based on Tully'...
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Louise Brooks in Beggars of Life in New York

Beggars of Life is a film whose reputation is picking up steam.Directed by William Wellman the year after he made Wings (the first film to win an...
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Louise Brooks lights up screens in coming months

Louise Brooks was one of a handful of early movie stars given a cinematic shout-out in Martin Scorsese's 2011 blockbuster, Hugo. That film,...
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Beggars of Life with Dodge Brothers in Cheltenham

Beggars of Life, the 1928 Louise Brooks film, is undergoing a revival. The once obscure William Wellman directed drama has been screened more often...
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Talking with The Dodge Brothers

The Dodge Brothers are known around England for their robust approach to American music. Described as "wonderful stuff" on British radio,...
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Two Louise Brooks films to be screened with live musical accompaniment

This Sunday is a special day for fans of the iconic film star Louise Brooks. Two of the actress' highly acclaimed silent films will be shown...
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Beggars of Life, by Jim Tully, back in print

The 1928 Louise Brooks film, Beggars of Life, is based on an earlier bestseller of the same name by Jim Tully, a once-popular “hobo author...
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Beggars of Life screens again in Los Angeles

Beggars of Life is not wanting for a screening.The acclaimed 1928 Louise Brooks film – directed by the Academy Award winner William Wellman ...
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