Rialto Pictures Celebrates Silent Movie Day with Major New Restoration
Herbert Brenon's BEAU GESTE (1926), starring Ronald Colman, is now available for booking on DCP after a recent restoration through a major collaboration of multiple archives and arts institutions. After premiering at this year's TCM Classic Film Festival, screenings are planned at the Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Silent Film Festival, and Cinecon. New York'sFilm Forum will present the film on Silent Movie Day — September 29 — with live musical accompaniment.
BEAU GESTE thrums with action and drama as a trio of British brothers — future Oscar-winner Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton forty years before he became Commissioner Gordon on TV'sBatman, and the prolific Ralph Forbes — find themselves in the French Foreign Legion and at the mercy of a sadistic commanding officer (Noah Beery). William Powell shines in the supporting cast, eight years before he portrayed Nick Charles in the The Thin Man movie series. One of Paramount Pictures' most popular films of the 1920s, Brenon's epic spectacle inspired multiple sequels, remakes, and, eventually, parodies and, with this monumental restoration, can now reach modern audiences. BEAU GESTE, rarely seen in any format, is sure to fill your seats on this year's Silent Movie Day.
Also Available: Alfred Hitchcock's early silent films, with brand new soundtracks, are now available on DCP.
Jean Cocteau's THE BLOOD OF A POET (1932) is now available on DCP for the first time.
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