Beau Geste 1926  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Herbert Brenon
Cast: Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Alice Joyce, Mary Brian, Noah Beery, Norman Trevor, William Powell, George Regas, Bernard Siegel, Victor McLaglen, Donald Stuart, Ram Singh, Redmond Finlay, Paul McAllister
After his aunt, Lady Brandon (Alice Joyce) steals valuable jewelry, Beau Geste (Ronald Colman) takes the blame and then flees the country with his brothers, Digby (Neil Hamilton) and John (Ralph Forbes). They join the French Foreign Legion, and Beau and John end up under the leadership of brutal Sergeant Lejaune (Noah Beery) who, unbeknownst to the brothers, is aware that Beau is wanted by the police. Lejaune plots to get the jewels that are rumored to be in Beau's possession, but Arab forces attack, and Beau is killed. More tragedies ensue before John is the sole surviving brother, and he heads home to his fiancee Isobel (Mary Brian). An exellent silent film.
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The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick, Edmund Gwenn, Frank Sully, Gordon Jones, Georges Metaxa, Charles Halton, Irving Bacon, Joseph Eggenton, Paul McAllister, Chester Clute, Hal K. Dawson, Edward Van Sloan
When chauvinistic Professor Timothy Sterling (Ray Milland) and independent-minded author June Cameron (Loretta Young) are mistaken for husband and wife, June's publisher boyfriend, John (Reginald Gardiner), believes that she can write a book about marriage and make money–if she pretends to be married to Timothy. Timothy and June rent an apartment, and, at first, they cannot stand each other. But, they go along with the ruse, which results in them falling in love for real.
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Noah's Ark 1929  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Paul McAllister, Myrna Loy, Nigel De Brulier, Noble Johnson, Armand Kaliz
George O'Brien plays an American traveling in Europe who must leave the woman he loves–a German–as events beginning World War I intervene in their lives. Flashbacks provide parallels to Noah. Restored; mostly silent film is interesting piece of history to watch.
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| 1. Beau Geste (1926)
2. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
3. Noah's Ark (1929)
4. The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
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