Beau Geste (1926 film)
Beau Geste | |
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Directed by |
Herbert Brenon Ray Lissner (assistant) |
Produced by |
Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor William LeBaron |
Written by |
Herbert Brenon John Russell Paul Schofield |
Based on |
Beau Geste by P. C. Wren |
Starring |
Ronald Colman Neil Hamilton Ralph Forbes |
Music by |
Hugo Riesenfeld Hans Spialek |
Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
Edited by | Julian Johnson |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
Budget | $900,000[1] |
Box office | $1.5 million[2] |
Beau Geste (1926) is a silent film, based on the novel Beau Geste by P. C. Wren. This version starred Ronald Colman as the title character.[3] [4]
Synopsis
The plot concerns a valuable gem, which one of the Geste brothers, Beau, is thought to have stolen from his adoptive family.
Cast
- Ronald Colman as Michael 'Beau' Geste
- Neil Hamilton as Digby Geste
- Ralph Forbes as John Geste
- Alice Joyce as Lady Patricia Brandon
- Mary Brian as Isabel
- Noah Beery as Sergeant Lejaune
- Norman Trevor as Major de Beaujolais
- William Powell as Boldini
- George Regas as Maris
- Bernard Siegel as Schwartz
- Victor McLaglen as Hank
- Donald Stuart as Buddy
- Paul McAllister as St. Andre
- Redmond Finlay as Cordere
- Ram Singh as Prince Ram Singh
References
- ↑ Philip Liebfriend, Films of the French Foreign Legion, Bear Manor Media 2011
- ↑ Quigley Publishing Company "The All Time Best Sellers", International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 (1938) p 942 accessed 19 April 2014
- ↑ Beau Geste at silentera.com
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Beau Geste
See also
- The House That Shadows Built (1931) promotional film released by Paramount which includes excerpts of this film
External links
- Beau Geste at the TCM Movie Database
- Beau Geste at the Internet Movie Database
- Beau Geste at AllMovie
- lobby poster
- lobby poster 2
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