About this episode

The episode honors the films of 1926 by discussing the original silent film Beau Geste starring Ronald Colman.

Someone suggested we honor the films of 1926 — 100 years ago — and so we shall. Beau Geste has been remade often, but here is the original, starring Ronald Colman in his matinee idol period. S recent massive restoration of the film has the film looking great, with lots of footage restored. It’s a silent film, if that affects your interest, but it’s quite compelling....

Topics covered

• film
• silent film
• 1926
• Beau Geste
• Ronald Colman

Keywords

• restoration
• matinee idol
• compelling

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Beau Geste

Books & works: The Hot Ronald Colman, Beau Geste

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