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| ~Beau Geste~ 1926 |
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| ~Ronald Colman, Ralph Forbes, Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton & Digby Geste~ |
| ~Ralph Forbes, Ronald Colman & Neil Hamilton~ |
| ~Ralph Forbes, Ronald Coleman & Neil Hamilton~ |
| ~Ralph Forbes & Ronald Colman~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
A relief detachment of the French Foreign Legion arrives at a remote fort in the African desert to find
the garrison manned by a force of dead men. After a major finds an adjutant's body pierced by a French
bayonet near a dead legionnaire, an Arab attack begins. The bodies then disappear and the story shifts
to England: As a boy, Michael "Beau" Geste (Ronald Colman) overhears his aunt, Lady Brandon (Alice
Joyce), telling of a sapphire heirloom, replaced by an imitation. When the gem disappears, Beau, Digby
(Neil Hamilton), and John (Ralph Forbes)--the three brothers--disappear, each leaving a note assuming
the guilt. They join the Foreign Legion, Beau and John serving under brutal Sergeant Lejaune (Noah
Beery), and Digby, as trumpeter at another post. The men revolt against Lejaune's cruelty, and he
determines to get the jewel Beau is rumored to carry, but the garrison is attacked by Arabs and Beau is
killed. John revenges his brother by killing Lejaune, and Digby provides Beau with a Viking funeral.
Digby also is killed, and John returns home to Isobel, his fiancée.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
the garrison manned by a force of dead men. After a major finds an adjutant's body pierced by a French
bayonet near a dead legionnaire, an Arab attack begins. The bodies then disappear and the story shifts
to England: As a boy, Michael "Beau" Geste (Ronald Colman) overhears his aunt, Lady Brandon (Alice
Joyce), telling of a sapphire heirloom, replaced by an imitation. When the gem disappears, Beau, Digby
(Neil Hamilton), and John (Ralph Forbes)--the three brothers--disappear, each leaving a note assuming
the guilt. They join the Foreign Legion, Beau and John serving under brutal Sergeant Lejaune (Noah
Beery), and Digby, as trumpeter at another post. The men revolt against Lejaune's cruelty, and he
determines to get the jewel Beau is rumored to carry, but the garrison is attacked by Arabs and Beau is
killed. John revenges his brother by killing Lejaune, and Digby provides Beau with a Viking funeral.
Digby also is killed, and John returns home to Isobel, his fiancée.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Herbert Brenon Written by: Herbert Brenon - adaptation John Russell - adaptation Paul Schofield Based on the novel Beau Geste by Percival Christopher Wren (New York, 1925). |
| ~Cast~ Ronald Colman ...Michael 'Beau' Geste Neil Hamilton ...Digby Geste Ralph Forbes ...John Geste Alice Joyce ...Lady Patricia Brandon Mary Brian ...Isabel Noah Beery ...Sgt. Lejaune Norman Trevor ...Maj. de Beaujolais William Powell ...Boldini George Regas ...Maris Bernard Siegel ...Schwartz Victor McLaglen ...Hank Donald Stuart ...Buddy Paul McAllister ...St. Andre Redmond Finlay ...Cordere Ram Singh ...Prince Ram Singh Mickey McBan ...John (younger) Maurice Murphy ...Beau (younger) Philippe De Lacy ...Digby (younger) Betsy Ann Hisle ...Isabel - Younger (uncredited) Rolfe Sedan ...Minor Role (uncredited) Louis Van der Ecker ...Legionnaire (uncredited) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Paramount Pictures Producer: Jesse L. Lasky Producer: Adolph Zukor Producer: William LeBaron Cinematography by: J. Roy Hunt Film Editing by: Julian Johnson Art Direction by: Julian Boone Fleming Assistant Director: Ray Lissner Stunts: Cliff Lyons Length: 10-11 Reels Runtime: 101 Minutes Released: August 25, 1926 |
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