Should be nice to see “Beggars” on the big screen. I envy you. I’ve long had a dupey VHS bootleg of the film, which I got nearly thirty years ago. And the print had no musical accompaniment whatsoever. Not exactly an ideal presentation.
True, not too many Brooks films still existing. The track record of survival for those mid-to-late-1920s Paramount films isn’t very good. Just as bad for Bebe Daniels’ films, from the same studio and same era as Brooks. One of the most unfortunate losses is Paramount’s “The Case of Lena Smith” from 1929, directed by Josef von Sternberg. Not to mention some of the WC Fields’ silents that they released.
Yeah, Brooks made a Fields’ movie directed by her husband Eddie Sutherland. Totally lost.
She also made a movie with John Wayne in the 30s - very low budget and she looks totally different.