Beggars

Pat and Tim are promised a house where no beggar is ever refused food. Why does the Cockney leading them there grin?

Across America, W. H. Davies finds a world of roadside camps, campfire coffee and hungry men competing for a meal. Traveling among them, he measures the different nationalities by their tricks, talk and talent for getting by, with a keen eye for the pride and rivalries that persist even when food is scarce. His portrait is comic, unsparing and alert to the hard bargain behind every act of generosity: a beggar must persuade strangers, outwit rivals and sometimes swallow his pride. What will the next camp reveal about the people who make their living by asking?

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