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Beau Geste

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NR,1hr 45min
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January 1, 1926
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Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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One of the most familiar movie clichés in the first half-century of cinema was young men running off to join the French Foreign Legion. This plot was already an evergreen when Beau Geste was first filmed in 1926. Three British brothers looking for adventure join the legion after getting mixed up in a jewel theft. They end up fighting Arab insurgents in the desert and suffering under a brutal sergeant ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Michael "Beau" Geste
Digby Geste
John Geste
Lady Brandon
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