Beau Geste (1. 93. IMDb. Edit. Storyline. Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon.

When money in the uppercrust household grows tight, Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most treasured jewel the mighty "Blue Water" sapphire. The household gets it out for one final look, the lights go out and it vanishes stolen by one of the brothers, no doubt. That night, Beau, Digby, and John each "confess" and slip out, John leaving behind Isabel, whom he loves. They all join the Foreign Legion, and Beau and Digby are split from John and put under the command of the ruthless and sadistic Sergeant Markoff. Things begin to get hairy as the rest of the Legionaires plot a mutiny against Markoff, in the midst of an attack by Arab hordes. Written by. Sam Hayes < gshayes@mail. Plot Summary Add Synopsis.

Taglines. THUNDERING DRAMA! See more ». Edit. Did You Know? Trivia. Ronald Colman was initially slated to reprise his role of Beau Geste, but he was tied up in making two other films for Paramount (on loan from Sam Goldwyn). See more ». Beau's hands change position as John leaves the fort and again when Digby enters.

See more ». [Lt. Martin is bed- ridden with a fever]. How do you feel tonight, Lieutenant? I hope not, sir. I'm going to die. I'll be buried under the sand and forgotten. When I was a little boy, I thought soldiers always died in battles. I didn't know there were so many soldiers.. Crazy Credits. Opening credits prologue: "The love of a man for a woman wanes and waxes like the moon .

Arabian Proverb. See more ». Soundtracks. The Legionnaire's Song. Music by Troy Sanders. Lyrics by Frank Loesser.

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Paramount Studios. The film was. originally to be directed by Henry Hathaway, and touted as Paramount's.

Technicolor feature, but neither came to pass. The screenplay. by Robert Carson was based on the 1. English soldier/author Percival Christopher Wren (1.

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The. themes of the film, involving three Geste brothers who disappear. England to avoid scandal and become members of the French. Foreign Legion, include brotherly loyalty, patriotic honor, self- sacrifice. This is the best- remembered film version of the novel. Herbert Brenon in 1.

Ronald Colmanit was remade in 1. Douglas Heyes. with Telly Savalas as the cruel, sadistic sergeant at the fort comedian Marty Feldman directed and starred in Universal's. The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1. The film received two Academy Awards nominations (with.

Brian Donlevy received his only Academy Award nomination. Best Supporting Actor) for his performance as the sadistic, horrendous.

Sergeant Markoff - the film changed his nationality from French to. Russian to avoid offending the French legionnaires and French film. And Hans Dreier and Robert Odell also received nominations. Best Art Direction, for their marvelous sets and production values. More importantly, the film featured four future Oscar winners - Gary. Cooper, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward (in her film debut), and Broderick. Crawford. The Story.

The titles in the film's credits are etched into sand. The film prologue opens with an Arabian. The love of a man for a woman waxes and wanes like.

Arabian. Proverb. It begins with the memorable puzzling opening sequence. French Foreign Legionnaires soldiers. Saharan desert dunes, arriving at a strangely silent. Fort Zinderneuf. [The film was shot on location near Yuma, Arizona.]. The mystery of the desert fort presents an intriguing opening: Urged on by reports of a massed Arab attack, a column.

Major de Beaujolais advances across the Sahara to. Fort Zinderneuf. The fort, with its tricolor flag waving, appears 'defended'. Major Henri de Beaujolais. James Stephenson) halts the column, and commands his bugler Digby. Geste (Robert Preston) to. After firing. his pistol, two bullets from a rifle are fired in his direction and.

When he rides forward and approaches. Legionnaires' corpses propped up at every parapet. When the bugler is sent by the major to investigate. The major. himself rides toward the fort, climbs the wall, and finds all the.

In the hand of a bayoneted Sergeant. To the Chief of Police of Scotland. Yard: Confession, Please Publish." Inside the envelope is a. I hereby confess that it was I who stole the.

Blue Water" from Brandon. Abbas. The bugler cannot be found. The major unbars and opens. There's. not a soul alive in the place. No sign of an enemy..

They're dead." As. Sergeant, he explains to Lieutenant. Dufour (James Burke) how he found the two bodies: "Up here is. Beside him is a Sergeant with a. French bayonet through his heart." But the bodies of the young. Sergeant. with a bayonet through his heart have mysteriously disappeared. The. body of legionnaire Michael "Beau" Geste (Gary Cooper).

Digby) and nearby the body of commanding legionnaire. Sgt. Markoff (Brian Donlevy), pierced with a French (rather than. Arab) bayonet, have been removed.]They plan to pitch camp in the nearby oasis for the. Tomorrow, I'll get to the bottom of this if I have.

Just then, shots are fired. The column is ordered to withdraw.

Arab or tribal attack. As they take cover, they. There. goes the evidence.. How am I going to make a report about this? If. I say exactly what's happened, they'll say I'm mad at headquarters."[In flashback, events and characters in the opening.

The story slowly unfolds the tale of. Geste brothers, Beau, John, and Digby, who all joined the. French Foreign Legion: - Who bayoneted the Sergeant?

John. killed Markoff with a French bayonet. And Beau died in his brother.

John's arms after giving him two pieces of paper: (1) the note. Blue Water" sapphire. Sgt. Markoff's hands, and (2) a. Lady Brandon explaining his actions - this letter is.

Who fired the shots? John fired the. two warning shots at the feet of the Major. Then, he jumped off. What happened to the bugler, where did the. After entering. the fort, Digby took the bodies of the Sergeant and his brother. Black Rain Movie Watch Online. Viking's funeral.". As the funeral pyre begins to burn (and soon sets the entire fort.

Outside the fort, John fired diversionary. Arab. attack.]The film then returns to about fifteen years earlier. Geste brothers, "three. Beau" (Donald O'Connor as a child), the.

John (Billy Cook as a child)Digby (Martin Spellman as a child)While growing up, the three Geste brothers are being. Lady Patricia Brandon (Heather. Thatcher) at her English estate, Brandon Abbas. She also has adopted. Isobel Rivers (Ann Gillis as a child), and raises.

Augustus ("Gussie") Brandon (David Holt as. As the young boys make- believe that they are soldiers/sailors. John is "knighted and given. Viking's funeral". Beau stages a mock Viking's funeral with a 'dead'. His brothers hear his wish to be treated.

That's what I want when my turn comes. I'd give anything. Viking's funeral with a dog at my feet and the last post. Lady Brandon's remaining fortune is based upon the. Blue Water," kept in a secret hiding place. Catholic priests were hidden to escape. Cromwell's persecution: "This is called the Priest's Refuge.

In Oliver Cromwell's time, the Brandons used to hide them here." Her. Sir Hector Brandon, has spent the. Watch Beautiful Girls Dailymotion. It is "the 'great- great grandfather of all sapphires.. Sir Hector really loves. Everything else he has but.

The valuable stone is worth 3. One of the children's fantasy games (of Medieval times. King Arthur) includes hiding in a suit of armor in the. Ensconced in the armored suit in the hallway.

Beau accidentally witnesses and overhears the impoverished Lady Patricia. In order to raise money to help support the orphans and provide for. After selling. the sapphire, she had replaced it with a fake gem. Knowing of the deception, young "Beau" remains. Brandon Abbas has seen only fifteen years added to.

King Arthur is now a man, and his knights. Queen Guinevere is a young lady.. Sir Modred. is still Sir Modred..

Fifteen years later, the children have grown up: Beau (Gary Cooper)Digby (Robert Preston)John (Ray Milland)Isobel (Susan Hayward)Augustus (G. P. Huntley, Jr.)By telegram, the errant Sir Hecter Brandon instructs. Lady Patricia to sell the sapphire to pay off his debts. The grown "Beau" again. Lady Patricia further. He persuades his 'Aunt' to bring out. Augustus: Well, he wouldn't sell the Blue Water.

Aunt Pat? Aunt Patricia: I'm afraid that's what he intends doing. Augustus: Why! There wouldn't be anything left! Aunt Patricia: Excuse me. Beau: Aunt Pat? Would you show us the Blue Water before you go? We. may not get another chance to see it. The gem is brought out from the Priest's Refuge on. It looks like a piece of sky that has become solid.

Cold sunlight, cold as the unhappiness. As the jewel is being displayed, the lights suddenly. When the lights. are turned back on, the sapphire is missing.

Lady Patricia is angered. So she has the lights. Lady Patricia: I'm very much afraid someone is lying.. Whatever. the humor or the joke, it's rather bad taste to put on it. I think. we're agreed on that. Perhaps our humorist wouldn't mind returning.

Blue Water the way he got it - in the darkness. Turn off the. lights, Isobel.. Whoever took the Blue Water has had his chance. I don't want a scandal at Brandon Abbas.