Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on April 30, 2020

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 19, 2019

“The love of a man for a woman waxes and wanes like the moon…but the love of brother for brother is steadfast as the stars, and endures like the word of the prophet.” ~ Arabian Proverb No matter what Joseph Von Sternberg thought of such a proclamation, we can concede...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on May 24, 2019

Karen of Shadows and Satin, Kristina of Speakeasy and Ruth of Silver Screenings are hosting The Great Villain Blogathon for 2019. Look for all the baddies on May 24th to the 26th. P.C. Wren's 1924 adventure novel Beau Geste is a touchstone in the genre, giving us the most honourable...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 28, 2015

In 1926 Percival Christopher Wren's best-selling novel "Beau Geste" was brought to the screen in a thrilling silent adaptation by John Russell and Herbert Brenon. It was a film that inspired director William Wellman and launched numerous remakes ( including Wellman's 1939 version of Beau Geste ).   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 28, 2015

In 1926 Percival Christopher Wren's best-selling novel "Beau Geste" was brought to the screen in a thrilling silent adaptation by John Russell and Herbert Brenon. It was a film that inspired director William Wellman and launched numerous remakes ( including Wellman's own 1939 version of Beau Geste )   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 28, 2015

In 1926 Percival Christopher Wren's best-selling novel "Beau Geste" was brought to the screen in a thrilling silent adaptation by John Russell and Herbert Brenon. It was a film that inspired director William Wellman and launched numerous remakes ( including Wellman's own 1939 version of Beau Geste )   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on January 25, 2014

Beau Geste Directed by William Wellman Written by Robert Carson based on a novel by Percival Christopher Wren 1939/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental I just loved this mystery/adventure. Beau (Gary Cooper), Digby (Robert Preston), and John (Ray Milland) Geste are English orphaned   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on June 5, 2011

I’m continuing my series of postings on William A Wellman films with a look at another of his smash hits. However, Beau Geste is very different from most of his movies that I’ve discussed so far. Returning from Technicolor to atmospheric black and white, this is a melodramatic imperialis   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on September 12, 2008

Beau Geste is a colonial adventure, European soldiers under siege in the Arabian desert. There’s some imagination to the telling, but not at all enough. The strangest thing about the film is the title–Gary Cooper plays Beau Geste, who in some ways is the least of the film’s charac   read more