Movie · 1939
Beau Geste
Released 24 July 1939 More from 1939 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.
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How old were they?
Arthur Aylesworth
as Renault, a deserter
James Burke
as Lieutenant Dufour
Francis McDonald
as Arab Scout (uncredited)
J. Carrol Naish
as Rasinoff
George Chandler
as Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
as Corporal Golas (uncredited)
Henry Brandon
as Renouf, another deserter
Susan Hayward
as Isobel Rivers
Robert Preston
as Digby Geste
Donald O'Connor
as Beau Geste (as a Child)
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The numbers
44years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Arthur Aylesworth — oldest on the call sheet
13Donald O'Connor — youngest billed
36average age of the credited cast