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Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1926Movie⏱️ 1h 41mPassed
ActionAdventureDramaWar
7.1
IMDB Rating
618 votes

After fleeing England in disgrace, Michael "Beau" Geste joins the French Foreign Legion, meeting his brothers in North Africa where their cruel commander proves more dangerous than Arab rebels.

Director
Herbert Brenon
Writers
Percival Christopher Wren, John Russell, Paul Schofield
Stars
Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes
Release Date
August 25, 1926
Language
None, English
Country
United States
🏆 5
Wins
💬 15
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
as Michael 'Beau' Geste
Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton
as Digby Geste
Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes
as John Geste
Alice Joyce
Alice Joyce
as Lady Patricia Brandon
Mary Brian
Mary Brian
as Isabel Rivers
Noah Beery
Noah Beery
as Sgt. Lejaune
Norman Trevor
Norman Trevor
as Maj. de Beaujolais
William Powell
William Powell
as Boldini
George Regas
George Regas
as Maris
Bernard Siegel
Bernard Siegel
as Schwartz

💰 Box Office

$1,708,926
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Filming Location
Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
Production
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ActionAdventureDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Masterful Silent Classic!
by sunlily2006-07-22
10/10

"I was delighted to see Ronald Colman in the first silent that I've had the pleasure to watch him in! The cast is excellent, and the plot device of starting the movie at almost the end of the story, and going back in time to solve the mystery is unusual for the time and well conceived. The plot revolves around three brothers, their love for each other, and a missing family jewel called "The Blue Water." The jewel is taken at the beginning of the movie, and Colman's character, the eldest Geste brother, Michael (Beau), is believed to be the culprit. The mystery of who took th..."

💡 Did You Know?

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📖 Synopsis

After fleeing England in disgrace, Michael "Beau" Geste joins the French Foreign Legion, meeting his brothers in North Africa where their cruel commander proves more dangerous than Arab rebels.