Beau Geste

Beau Geste

112 mins | Drama, Adventure, War | July 24, 1939

When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress against a brutal enemy.

Beau Geste

112 mins | Drama, Adventure, War | July 24, 1939

Beau Geste
When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress against a brutal enemy.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Paramount
Original title Beau Geste
Directors Richard Talmadge, William A. Wellman
Writers Percival Christopher Wren, Robert Carson

Cast

Gary Cooper

as Beau Geste

Ray Milland

as John Geste

Robert Preston

as Digby Geste

Brian Donlevy

as Sergeant Markoff

Susan Hayward

as Isobel Rivers

J. Carrol Naish

as Rasinoff

Albert Dekker

as Schwartz

Broderick Crawford

as Hank Miller

Charles Barton

as Buddy McMonigal

James Stephenson

as Major Henri de Beaujolais

Heather Thatcher

as Lady Patricia Brandon

James Burke

as Lieutenant Dufour

G.P. Huntley

as Augustus Brandon

Harold Huber

as Voisin

Donald O'Connor

as Beau Geste (as a Child)

Billy Cook

as John Geste (as a Child)

Martin Spellman

as Digby Geste (as a Child)

Ann Gillis

as Isobel Rivers (as a Child)

David Holt

as Augustus Brandon (as a Child)

Harvey Stephens

as Lieutenant Martin

Stanley Andrews

as Maris

Harry Woods

as Renoir

Arthur Aylesworth

as Renault, a deserter

Henry Brandon

as Renouf, another deserter

Barry Macollum

as Krenke

Ronald R. Rondell

as A Bugler

Joseph E. Bernard

as Legionnaire (uncredited)

George Chandler

as Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)

Joseph William Cody

as Legionnaire (uncredited)

Joe Colling

as Trumpeter O. Leo (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

as Recruit Wearing Top Hat (uncredited)

Frank Dawson

as Burdon - Butler (uncredited)

Joe Gray

as Legionnaire (uncredited)

Duke Green

as Legionnaire Glock (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

as Colonel in Recruiting Office (uncredited)

Gladys Jeans

as Girl in Saida Cafe (uncredited)

Bob Kortman

as Maharaja's Agent (uncredited)

Larry Lawson

as Legionnaire (uncredited)

Tony Martelli

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

as Arab Scout (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

as Corporal Golas (uncredited)

Bob Perry

as Bald Legionnaire (uncredited)

George Regas

as Arab Scout (uncredited)

Jerome Storm

as Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Henry Sylvester

as Legionnaire (uncredited)

Carl Voss

as Legionnaire (uncredited)

Joe Whitehead

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Harry Worth

as Corporal (uncredited)