Beggars of Life

The latter actress recounted her memories of working on the film in her essay, “On Location with Billy Wellman,” which is included in her 1982 book, Lulu in Hollywood.

[2] The film features a theme song entitled "Beggars of Life" which was composed by J. Keirn Brennan and Karl Hajos.

The sound discs (with the exception of the first reel), which included recordings of train noises and of Beery singing a song, are now considered lost.

[3][4] The film is based on Outside Looking In, a stage play by Maxwell Anderson adapted from Jim Tully’s 1924 autobiographical book, Beggars of Life.

Beery and Brooks had appeared together the previous year in Now We're in the Air, which was considered a lost film until 2016 when an incomplete copy was found in Czech Republic.

Beggars of Life (1928)