A rich kid plays hobo, stumbles into WWI spy games. Silent era chaos ensues.
A young man of social standing chooses instead to live as a hobo. He gets work in a lumber camp, and there uncovers intrigue by German agents.
Acting
Wallace Reid's physical charm — dude made 'hobo chic' a thing.
Production
Actual lumber camp locations, not a backlot in sight.
Director
George Melford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wallace Reid was Paramount's biggest star in 1918 — this was one of FOURTEEN films he released that year. The man never slept.
The 'noble hobo' archepe here directly feeds into 1930s Depression-era fantasies of authentic American masculinity found in poverty.
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