
William A. Wellman, Paramount, 1928, from Jim Tully's book. Louise Brooks kills the man who has been using her, puts on boy's clothes, and rides the freights with Richard Arlen. Wallace Beery is the hobo who takes charge of the jungle. Wellman shot a lot of it out of doors. Brooks does the disguise without winking. The film is about how little cover a road gives you.
Her first real American part: a killing, boy's clothes, and the freights with Richard Arlen. Wellman shot outdoors and Beery runs the hobo jungle. Brooks does the disguise without winking. Watch her in the boxcar. It is the Pabst face, a year early.