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Beau Geste

Year:

1939

Duration:

112 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | War

IMDB rate:

7.9

Director:

William A. Wellman

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1939-07-24

Filming Locations: Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Brian Donlevy

Beau Geste

Gary Cooper

Beau Geste

Ray Milland

John Geste

Robert Preston

Digby Geste

Susan Hayward

Isobel Rivers

J. Carrol Naish

Rasinoff

Albert Dekker

Schwartz

Broderick Crawford

Hank Miller

Charles Barton

Buddy McMonigal

James Stephenson

Major Henri de Beaujolais

Heather Thatcher

Lady Patricia Brandon

James Burke

Lieutenant Dufour

G.P. Huntley

Augustus Brandon

Harold Huber

Voisin

Donald O'Connor

Beau Geste as a Child

Billy Cook

John Geste as a Child

Martin Spellman

Digby Geste as a Child

Ann Gillis

Isobel Rivers as a Child

David Holt

Augustus Brandon as a Child

Harvey Stephens

Lieutenant Martin

Stanley Andrews

Maris

Harry Woods

Renoir

Arthur Aylesworth

Renault - A Deserter

Henry Brandon

Renouf - Another Deserter

Barry Macollum

Krenke

Ronald R. Rondell

A Bugler (as Ronnie Rondell)

Joseph E. Bernard

Legionnaire (uncredited)

George Chandler

Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)

Joseph William Cody

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Joe Colling

Trumpeter O. Leo (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Recruit Wearing Top Hat (uncredited)

Frank Dawson

Burdon - Butler (uncredited)

Joe Gray

(uncredited)

Duke Green

Legionnaire Glock

Thomas E. Jackson

Colonel in Recruiting Office (uncredited)

Gladys Jeans

Girl in Saida Cafe (uncredited)

Bob Kortman

Maharaja's Agent (uncredited)

Larry Lawson

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Tony Martelli

Minor Role (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Arab Scout (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Corporal Golas (uncredited)

Bob Perry

Bald Legionnaire (uncredited)

George Regas

Arab Scout (uncredited)

Jerome Storm

Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Henry Sylvester

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Carl Voss

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Joe Whitehead

Sergeant (uncredited)

Harry Worth

Corporal (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Patricia Morison tested for the role of Isobel.

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Gary Cooper's impersonation of an Englishman was widely ridiculed.

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Film was honored on one of four 25¢ US commemorative postage stamps issued 23 March 1990 honoring classic films released in 1939. The stamp featured Gary Cooper as Beau Geste. The other films honored were Stagecoach (1939), The Wizard of Oz (1939), and Gone with the Wind (1939).

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Goofs

It is night when Markoff and the others go into the barracks to stop the mutiny, but it is midmorning when they come out.

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After Markoff puts the first corpse back on the wall to give the illusion that there are many legionnaires on the wall, it is clear that the "corpse" is still breathing.

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Beau's hands change position as John leaves the fort and again when Digby enters.

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Quotes

Beau at age 12: There. That's what I want when my turn comes. I'd give anything to have a Viking's funeral... with a dog at my feet and 'last post' blown for me. If it weren't too much trouble.

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Markoff: And now, you scum, it's my turn. I'm going to give you a lesson in putting down an attempted mutiny that'll be the last thing you'll ever see. Maybe this'll make you die happy. Markoff thanks you. When he's an officer and has the Legion of Honor, he'll think often of the stupid, blundering pigs that put him where he is.

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Lt. Martin: I just witnessed that little exhibition of yours, Markoff. I don't like it!

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