Beau Sabreur
| Beau Sabreur | |
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| Directed by | John Waters |
| Produced by | |
| Written by | Julian Johnson (intertitles) |
| Story by | Thomas J. Geraghty |
| Based on |
Beau Sabreur by P. C. Wren |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | C. Edgar Schoenbaum |
| Edited by | Rose Lowenger |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,704 ft) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English intertitles |
Beau Sabreur is a 1928 American silent film directed by John Waters and starring Gary Cooper and Evelyn Brent.[1] Based on the novel Beau Sabreur by P. C. Wren, who also wrote Beau Geste, the film is about a desert-bound member of the French Foreign Legion who exposes a betrayer to the Legion and is then sent on a mission among the Arabs to conclude the signing of a crucial peace treaty.[1] Produced by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, only a trailer exists of this film today. The released feature version is a lost film.[2][3]
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Major Henri de Beaujolais
- Evelyn Brent as Mary Vanbrugh
- Noah Beery as Sheikh El Hammel
- William Powell as Becque
- Roscoe Karns as Buddy
- Mitchell Lewis as Suleman the Strong
- Arnold Kent as Raoul de Redon
- Raoul Paoli as Dufour
- Joan Standing as Maudie
- Frank Reicher as General de Beaujolais
- Oscar Smith as Djikki
- H.J. Utterhore (uncredited)
Original novel
| Author | P. C. Wren |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Publication date | 1926 |
The original novel concerned the adventures of Major Beaugolais.[4]
The original title was Who Rideth Alone.[5]
Production
Beau Sabreur was filmed on location in Guadalupe, California, in Red Rock Canyon State Park in Cantil, California, and in Yuma, Arizona.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Beau Sabreur (1928)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Beau Sabreur". Silent Era. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ↑ Beau Sabreur at TheGreatStars.com;Lost Films Wanted
- ↑ Review of the novel accessed 10 Sept 2014
- ↑ "MAINLY ABOUT BOOKS.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 31 October 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Locations for Beau Sabreur". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
External links
- Beau Sabreur at the Internet Movie Database
- Beau Sabreur at the TCM Movie Database
- Beau Sabreur at AllMovie
- Beau Sabreur at Virtual History
- Beau Sabreur surviving trailer on YouTube
- Beau Sabreur original novel at Project Gutenberg
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