Beau Geste (1926) DVD

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Beau Geste (1926) DVD

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Beau Geste (1926)

Director:

Herbert Brenon

Writers:

Herbert Brenon (adaptation), John Russell (adaptation)

Stars:

Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes

Ronald Colman plays the title role in the first of several screen adaptations of Christopher Wren's tale of adventure in the foreign legion. Beau is the youngest of three brothers who fall into an ethical dilemma when their aunt resorts to stealing valuable jewelry from the family's collection to pay off her home. Beau takes the blame for the crime and, before he can be put in jail, flees the country, with his brothers John (Ralph Forbes) and Digby (Neil Hamilton) in tow. The Geste Brothers eventually join the French Foreign Legion, where they suffer under the tyrannical leadership of the cruel Sgt. Lejaune (Noah Beery Sr.). Unknown to Beau, Lejaune is in cahoots with men who want to capture the Geste Brothers and bring them to justice, but when Arab forces attack the Legion compound, the valiant Gestes fight with such bravery that even Lejaune is impressed with their selfless courage. It's said that Ronald Colman considered his performance in Beau Geste the finest work of his career; lip readers might get a chuckle out of some of Noah Beery Sr.'s non-subtitled dialogue, which today would have pushed the film into an R rating if it were audible.

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Cracking stiff-upper-lip adventure story

Posted by BH on Apr 10th 2022

While the plot is the typical early 20th century implausible tale of British stiff-upper-lip adventure and honor, it is excellently done and the pace never flags.

Hard to believe this is almost 100 years old, it is eminently watchable, with an atmospheric score. Ronald Colman turns in a decent performance as the eponymous Beau Geste, driven to make a "grand gesture", but it is a delight to see William Powell cast totally against his usual type as the sniveling Boldini.