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28 January 1934 (Finland) moreTagline:
Sun-Swept Passions, daring adventures in the savage, untamed Sahara! An Unforgettable Romance! (original poster) morePlot:
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Neither "Beau" nor "Ideal" moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Ralph Forbes | ... | John Geste |
 | Loretta Young | ... | Isobel Brandon |
| Irene Rich | ... | Lady Brandon |
| Lester Vail | ... | Otis Madison |
| Frank McCormick | ... | Carl Neyer |
| Otto Matieson | ... | Jacob Levine |
| Don Alvarado | ... | Ramon Gonzales |
| Bernard Siegel | ... | Ivan Radinoff |
| Myrtle Stedman | ... | Mrs. Frank Madison |
| John St. Polis | ... | Judge Advocate (as John M. St. Polis) |
| Joe De Stefani | ... | Prosecuting Attorney |
| Paul McAllister | ... | Sergeant Frederic |
| Hale Hamilton | ... | Major Laboudy |
| George Regas | ... | The Emir |
| Leni Stengel | ... | Zuleika - the 'Angel of Death' |
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82 min | Canada:79 min (Ontario)Country:
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A colossal flop, the film lost nearly $350,000, an astronomical amount of money in the early 1930s. As a result, the story of the Geste family was considered such a financial risk that producers weren't sure that making Beau Geste (1939) eight years later was a good idea. moreFAQ
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This needless sequel to 1926's "Beau Geste" suffers from that stiff, stagey quality common in early "talkies." The slightly-muffled nature of its sound recording merely emphasizes the lifeless quality of its dialog - perhaps its most dated feature. There are some good desert-scapes showing lines of Legionnaires crossing the Sahara, and the final reel has a rousing, if politically-incorrect, assault by rebellious tribesmen, but in general, "Beau Ideal" is little more than a mild curiosity for film historians. Loretta Young gets prime billing but has only a modest part.