The filmgoers' annual (1932)

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78 The Filmgoers' Annual O many filmgoers, "Beau Geste" was the greatest romantic achievement of the silent screen. It was universally regarded as the finest film made in 1926, when it was awarded the Photoplay Gold Medal of Honour, the highest distinction any motion picture can achieve. At the end of this film, the fate of John Geste was left in doubt. In " Beau Ideal," the brilliant sequel to " Beau Geste," it is revealed that John was, in fact, sentenced to ten years hard labour in the Penal Battalion of the Foreign Legion. How he was found and how he escaped is told in a thrilling drama, having every element of adventure and romance. Otis Madison, the American friend of John's boyhood, learns from Isabel Brandon that she is still waiting for John to return, and contrives to be sentenced to the Penal Battalion in the hope of «*►— .~~-»-.-m~«~..-~ .».►—— *-m«m j Beau Idea by starvation. This dreadful Then finding him. How Otis does eventually meet his friend is one of the most sensational episodes ever seen. They meet, facing death fate they escape only to be captured by a rebel Emir. Otis finds the way to freedom. The consort of the Emir, an exotic creature called the Angel of Death, becomes infatuated with Otis and promises to plot the escape of both men if Otis will marry her and take her to Paris. The climax is original and startling. " Beau Ideal," presented by Radio Pictures, is certain to be one of the outstanding film successes of the year. Herbert Brenon, who directed " Beau Geste," is also the director of " Beau Ideal," while Ralph Forbes again plays John Geste, the part with which he first found film fame. Other leading players include a brilliant newcomer in Lester Vail, Leni Stengel, Loretta Young, Irene Rich,