{"id":47927,"date":"2020-03-08T10:48:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T17:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=47927"},"modified":"2020-11-23T18:00:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T01:00:09","slug":"beau-geste-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=47927","title":{"rendered":"Beau Geste (1939)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The men must be led, not driven.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Poster-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-47931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Poster-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Poster-101x128.jpg 101w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Poster-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Poster.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThree adopted brothers &#8212; Ray Milland, Gary Cooper, and Robert Preston &#8212; who join the Foreign Legion in Algeria after one of them confesses to stealing an heirloom jewel from their guardian (Heather Thatcher) soon find themselves living under the sadistic rule of a ruthless sergeant (Brian Donlevy).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brian Donlevy Films<\/li>\n<li>Broderick Crawford Films<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Gary Cooper Films<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Ray Milland Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Preston Films<\/li>\n<li>Ruthless Leaders<\/li>\n<li>Siblings<\/li>\n<li>Soldiers<\/li>\n<li>Susan Hayward Films<\/li>\n<li>William Wellman Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWilliam Wellman directed this adaptation of a popular <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beau_Geste\">1924 novel by P.C. Wren<\/a>, previously filmed in 1926 and remade in 1966 and 1982. The storyline is straightforward but baffling in terms of why such a narrative would be of interest to so many. The strange confession of jewelry thievery in an upper-crust household isn&#8217;t resolved until the end (and even then, poorly); it seems the primary goal here is to show the lifelong bond of siblings, as well as how men react under sadistic rule &#8212; but this has been portrayed with more nuance and interest in other movies, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43571\"><em>Mutiny on the Bounty<\/em> (1935)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Diehard Susan Hayward fans may enjoy seeing her in one of her earliest roles, as Milland&#8217;s love interest back at home. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1675\" height=\"1005\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward.png 1675w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward-1536x922.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Hayward-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1675px) 100vw, 1675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brian Donlevy as Sergeant Markoff<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Donlevy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Donlevy2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1629\" height=\"959\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Donlevy2.png 1629w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Donlevy2-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Donlevy2-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Donlevy2-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Donlevy2-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Donlevy2-1536x904.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1629px) 100vw, 1629px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some stark imagery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1493\" height=\"969\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still.png 1493w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still-768x498.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1493px) 100vw, 1493px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting (albeit in Arizona)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1487\" height=\"971\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still2.png 1487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still2-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still2-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still2-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Beau-Geste-Still2-768x501.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1487px) 100vw, 1487px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though Wellman completists or fans of desert warfare flicks will want to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0031088\/\">IMDb entry<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/beau.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/beau-geste\/review\/102558\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The men must be led, not driven.&#8221; Synopsis: Three adopted brothers &#8212; Ray Milland, Gary Cooper, and Robert Preston &#8212; who join the Foreign Legion in Algeria after one of them confesses to stealing an heirloom jewel from their guardian (Heather Thatcher) soon find themselves living under the sadistic rule of a ruthless sergeant (Brian Donlevy). Genres: Brian Donlevy Films Broderick Crawford Films Flashback Films Gary Cooper Films Orphans Ray Milland Films Robert Preston Films Ruthless Leaders Siblings Soldiers Susan&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=47927\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47927"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54222,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47927\/revisions\/54222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}