138: The Hot Ronald Colman

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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