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.
Directed by William A. Wellman
silent film
hobo
lovers on the lam
partial sound
lost soundtrack
partial sound (lost)
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Wallace Beery
Oklahoma Red
Louise Brooks
The Girl (Nancy)
Richard Arlen
The Boy (Jim)
Blue Washington
Black Mose
Kewpie Morgan
Skinny
Andy Clark
Skelly
Mike Donlin
Bill
Roscoe Karns
Lame Hoppy
Robert Brower
Blind Sims
Frank Brownlee
Farmer
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)
Crew
William A. Wellman
Director
Jim Tully
Book
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
Mason RubinoPRO
7.0★ · 08/12/25
very sweet romance, actually funny dialogue especially with the hobos
very sweet romance, actually funny dialogue especially with the hobos
