Beau Geste (1939)
Gary Cooper stars as the title character in this second adaptation of the novel by the same name which was originally adapted as a silent film. Three orphan brothers are adopted by a wealthy woman whose husband is rarely present and gambles away the family money, one of them steals the only remaining of item belonging to the family so all three run away to join the French Foreign Legion.
For what is supposed to be an adventure film not a huge amount of the nearly 2 hour run time involves that much action. The plot is not very complicated thematically, the final explanation of why the jewel was stolen feels fairly cheap and seems to be merely a quick after thought. You get the clear sense that this is a story and film from a simpler time, which is interesting considering it was published not that long after the horrors of the first world war.
3/5 average boys adventure film.
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