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Side #1 -- Design for Living/Peter Ibbetson
1. Everybody's a Critic (Main Titles) [8:42]
2. Undesirable Attention [4:45]
3. Man to Man [4:41]
4. Double-Crossing [6:59]
5. Pitiful Situation [8:05]
6. A Gentleman's Agreement [2:05]
7. Mother of the Art [5:21]
8. I'm No Gentleman [5:38]
9. Best Regards [4:13]
10. "It Still Rings" [5:22]
11. The Right Choice [4:16]
12. Rattlesnake in the Grass [6:00]
13. Drink to Forget [5:21]
14. No Time for Remembering [5:59]
15. Twenty Questions [2:43]
16. Unexpected Guests [4:18]
17. All Gone Home [5:28]
18. Let's Have Some Fun (End Titles) [1:09]
1. Main Titles [1:42]
2. Playmates [4:49]
3. Mother Has Passed [3:08]
4. Desperate Love [6:48]
5. Life in London [5:21]
6. Holiday in Paris [4:27]
7. Fond Memories [2:56]
8. Meeting the Duchess [5:07]
9. Who Are You? [5:28]
10. Shared Dreams [5:51]
11. Realized Relation [5:52]
12. Can't Go Without You [4:49]
13. Was She Worth It? [3:18]
14. Life Imprisonment [6:04]
15. Looking for Truth [3:09]
16. On Top of the World [8:15]
17. Together Forever [7:31]
18. End Titles [:32]
Side #2 -- The General Died at Dawn
1. Lighting a Fire (Main Titles) [6:35]
2. Perilous Mission [5:09]
3. Enticing Beauty [3:31]
4. One-Track Mind [4:33]
5. The Life of Opposition [4:15]
6. Merchants of War [10:57]
7. Waiting for O'Hara [4:22]
8. Lingering Worry [5:05]
9. Angry Captive [3:01]
10. The Angle Man [7:41]
11. Bold Escape [2:39]
12. Unfortunate Outcome [9:43]
13. Blood Money [5:52]
14. Setting an Example [3:24]
15. Hard Bargain [6:37]
16. Parched [3:22]
17. The Integrity of Honor [10:34]
18. End Titles [:39]
Side #3 -- Beau Geste
1. Reinforcements (Main Titles) [10:44]
2. The "Blue Water" Sapphire [7:33]
3. Playing Games [3:57]
4. Vanishing Act [12:28]
5. Joining the Foreign Legion [7:49]
6. High-Class Jewel Thieves [4:28]
7. Brothers in Arms [4:11]
8. End of Training [2:55]
9. Deserter's Justice [5:30]
10. Rats in a Trap [7:09]
11. Attempted Mutiny [6:33]
12. Saved by Attack [8:53]
13. It's Looking Bare [6:39]
14. No Signs of Relief [5:28]
15. A Little Late [5:47]
16. Viking's Funeral [7:34]
17. Repaid Devotion [4:33]
18. End Titles [:48]
Side #4 -- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1. Insubordination [7:12]
2. Unseasoned Cub [9:10]
3. Sentimental Gesture [5:44]
4. Starting at the Bottom [4:31]
5. Order of Grooming [3:22]
6. Music Lover [5:32]
7. Crossing the Frontier [4:04]
8. Military Intelligence [6:01]
9. Diplomatic Communications [8:34]
10. Pigsticking [6:08]
11. Holding Back [5:43]
12. Coercive Actions [9:28]
13. Clever Disguise [10:29]
14. Unpleasant Extremes [4:04]
15. Prison Poetry [6:30]
16. Battle Wounds [9:20]
17. Distinguished Service [2:27]
18. End Titles [:39]

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This second of three movie versions of P.C. Wren's adventure novel Beau Geste is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of the 1927 silent version. We open on the now-famous scenes of a remote, burning desert fort, manned by the dead Foreign Legionnaires, then flash back to the early lives of the Geste brothers. As children, the Gestes swear eternal loyalty to one another and to their family. One of the boys, young Beau (played as a youth by Donald O'Connor), witnesses his beloved aunt (Heather Thatcher) apparently stealing a valuable family jewel in order to finance the Geste home; Beau chooses to remain silent rather than disgrace his aunt. Years later, the grown Beau (Gary Cooper) again protects his aunt by confessing to the theft and running off to join the Foreign Legion. He is joined in uniform by faithful brothers John (Ray Milland) and Digby (Robert Preston), who in turn are pursued by a slimy thief (J. Carroll Naish). The crook is in cahoots with sadistic Legion Sgt. Markov (Brian Donlevy, in one of the most hateful portrayals ever captured on celluloid), who is later put in charge of Fort Zinderneuf, where Beau and John are stationed. When the Arabs attack, Markov proves himself a valiant soldier; it is he who hits upon the idea of convincing the Arabs that the fort is still fully manned by propping up the corpses of the casualties at the guard posts. Beau is seriously wounded, and while the greedy Markov searches for the jewel supposedly hidden on Beau's person, he is held at bay by loyal John. The suddenly enervated Beau kills Markov, then dies himself--but not before entrusting two notes to John, one of which requests that John give Beau the "Viking funeral" he'd always wanted (this is why the fort is in flames at the beginning of the film). After the battle, Digby Geste, a bugler with the relief troops, comes upon Beau's dead body, and appropriates the notes. As it turns out, John Geste is the only one who survives to return to England. He gives his aunt Beau's letter, which explains why Beau had confessed and run off--"a 'beau geste', indeed" comments his tearful aunt. No one missed nominal leading lady Susan Hayward in this essentially all-male entertainment. For years available only in muddily processed or truncated versions, Beau Geste was restored to its pristine glory by the American Film Institute in the late 1980s. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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This second of three movie versions of P.C. Wren's adventure novel Beau Geste is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of the 1927 silent version. We open on the now-famous scenes of a remote, burning desert fort, manned by the dead Foreign Legionnaires, then flash back to the early lives of the Geste brothers. As children, the Gestes swear eternal loyalty to one another and to their family. One of the boys, young Beau (played as a youth by Donald O'Connor), witnesses his beloved aunt (Heather Thatcher) apparently stealing a valuable family jewel in order to finance the Geste home; Beau chooses to remain silent rather than disgrace his aunt. Years later, the grown Beau (Gary Cooper) again protects his aunt by confessing to the theft and running off to join the Foreign Legion. He is joined in uniform by faithful brothers John (Ray Milland) and Digby (Robert Preston), who in turn are pursued by a slimy thief (J. Carroll Naish). The crook is in cahoots with sadistic Legion Sgt. Markov (Brian Donlevy, in one of the most hateful portrayals ever captured on celluloid), who is later put in charge of Fort Zinderneuf, where Beau and John are stationed. When the Arabs attack, Markov proves himself a valiant soldier; it is he who hits upon the idea of convincing the Arabs that the fort is still fully manned by propping up the corpses of the casualties at the guard posts. Beau is seriously wounded, and while the greedy Markov searches for the jewel supposedly hidden on Beau's person, he is held at bay by loyal John. The suddenly enervated Beau kills Markov, then dies himself--but not before entrusting two notes to John, one of which requests that John give Beau the "Viking funeral" he'd always wanted (this is why the fort is in flames at the beginning of the film). After the battle, Digby Geste, a bugler with the relief troops, comes upon Beau's dead body, and appropriates the notes. As it turns out, John Geste is the only one who survives to return to England. He gives his aunt Beau's letter, which explains why Beau had confessed and run off--"a 'beau geste', indeed" comments his tearful aunt. No one missed nominal leading lady Susan Hayward in this essentially all-male entertainment. For years available only in muddily processed or truncated versions, Beau Geste was restored to its pristine glory by the American Film Institute in the late 1980s. Hal Erickson

All Movie Guide

Design for Living was based on the stage comedy by Noel Coward, though little of his dialogue actually made it to the screen. Playwright Fredric March and artist Gary Cooper both fall in love with Miriam Hopkins, an American living in Paris. Both men love the girl, and the girl can't make up her mind between the two men, so the threesome decide to move in together--strictly platonically, of course. As the men gain in success and prominence, the chasteness of the "menage a trois" begins to be threatened, and soon both March and Cooper clash over Hopkins. She reacts by marrying her wealthy but dull boss (Edward Everett Horton). Miriam is bored to tears until March and Cooper invade one of her husband's stuffy parties and chase the tiresome guests away. Miriam's husband huffily agrees to a divorce, and the girl returns to her unorthodox relationship with her two former suitors. The subtle homosexual implications of the Noel Coward stage original were dissipated by the presence of the aggressively masculine Gary Cooper and Fredric March in the film version of Design for Living. Replacing these implications were the equally subtle but more "mainstream" boudoir innuendos of director Ernst Lubitsch. Hal Erickson

All Movie Guide

General Yang (Akim Tamiroff) is a politically ambitious Chinese bandit who holds the Northern districts in a grip of terror. Yang is opposed by O'Hara (Gary Cooper), an American mercenary who fights on behalf of the peasants. When he is entrusted with a large sum of money to buy guns, O'Hara becomes the target of Yang and his minions. Betrayed by a cowardly Caucasian (Porter Hall), O'Hara nonetheless falls in love with his betrayer's daughter Judy (Madeline Carroll). Yang captures both O'Hara and Judy and spirits them away on his junk, where the General intends to torture O'Hara so as to find out where the money is. A bizarre and gloomy ending caps this atmospheric thriller, adapted from Charles G. Booth's best-selling novel by Clifford Odets--who, along with director Lewis Milestone, novelist John O'Hara and Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky, appears as an extra in one scene. Hal Erickson

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Gary Cooper stars in this rousing adventure saga of three British officers of the 41st Regiment of Bengal Lancers of India. The story begins as Lt. McGregor (Gary Cooper) accepts two new officers to his company -- the brash Lt. Fortesque (Franchot Tone) and Lt. Stone (Richard Cromwell), the son of the garrison's commander, Col. Stone (Guy Standing). In an effort not to show favoritism, Stone's father barely acknowledges his son during a parade of the new officers. Lt. Stone resents this treatment by his father and becomes embittered at both his dad and the British army. McGregor is ordered to search for a British spy, Lt. Barrett (Colin Tapley), who has infiltrated the army of crazed chieftain Mohammed Khan (Douglas Dumbrille). The three officers find Barrett, who tells them Khan is planning an uprising against the British, utilizing the mountain tribes for a massive assault. Lt. Stone finds himself captured by the rebels and is taken to Mohammed Khan's mountain fortress to be tortured. Stone's father refuses to send in the lancers to save his son, reasoning that his son was captured to lure the British forces to their doom. Disguising themselves as Indian peddlers, McGregror and Fortesque go off to rescue Stone. But they are soon discovered and taken to Mohammed Khan's lair to be tortured, with Khan telling McGregor, "We have ways of making men talk." Mohammed wants the soldiers to tell him where a shipment of ammunition will be delivered. McGregor and Fortesque withstand the torture without divulging the location, but Lt. Stone cracks and tells Khan what he wants to know. The three officers see the ammunition delivered to Khan's fortress, but then they hear Col. Stone and 300 lancers have arrived outside of Khan's gates. Paul Brenner

UPC: 025192593222
Source: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
Presentation: B&W
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Espa�ol, Fran�ais
Time: 8:21:00
Sales Rank: 5,793

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

The General Died at Dawn
Beau Geste
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Design for Living
Peter Ibbetson

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Scene Index

Side #1 -- Design for Living/Peter Ibbetson
1. Everybody's a Critic (Main Titles) [8:42]
2. Undesirable Attention [4:45]
3. Man to Man [4:41]
4. Double-Crossing [6:59]
5. Pitiful Situation [8:05]
6. A Gentleman's Agreement [2:05]
7. Mother of the Art [5:21]
8. I'm No Gentleman [5:38]
9. Best Regards [4:13]
10. "It Still Rings" [5:22]
11. The Right Choice [4:16]
12. Rattlesnake in the Grass [6:00]
13. Drink to Forget [5:21]
14. No Time for Remembering [5:59]
15. Twenty Questions [2:43]
16. Unexpected Guests [4:18]
17. All Gone Home [5:28]
18. Let's Have Some Fun (End Titles) [1:09]
1. Main Titles [1:42]
2. Playmates [4:49]
3. Mother Has Passed [3:08]
4. Desperate Love [6:48]
5. Life in London [5:21]
6. Holiday in Paris [4:27]
7. Fond Memories [2:56]
8. Meeting the Duchess [5:07]
9. Who Are You? [5:28]
10. Shared Dreams [5:51]
11. Realized Relation [5:52]
12. Can't Go Without You [4:49]
13. Was She Worth It? [3:18]
14. Life Imprisonment [6:04]
15. Looking for Truth [3:09]
16. On Top of the World [8:15]
17. Together Forever [7:31]
18. End Titles [:32]
Side #2 -- The General Died at Dawn
1. Lighting a Fire (Main Titles) [6:35]
2. Perilous Mission [5:09]
3. Enticing Beauty [3:31]
4. One-Track Mind [4:33]
5. The Life of Opposition [4:15]
6. Merchants of War [10:57]
7. Waiting for O'Hara [4:22]
8. Lingering Worry [5:05]
9. Angry Captive [3:01]
10. The Angle Man [7:41]
11. Bold Escape [2:39]
12. Unfortunate Outcome [9:43]
13. Blood Money [5:52]
14. Setting an Example [3:24]
15. Hard Bargain [6:37]
16. Parched [3:22]
17. The Integrity of Honor [10:34]
18. End Titles [:39]
Side #3 -- Beau Geste
1. Reinforcements (Main Titles) [10:44]
2. The "Blue Water" Sapphire [7:33]
3. Playing Games [3:57]
4. Vanishing Act [12:28]
5. Joining the Foreign Legion [7:49]
6. High-Class Jewel Thieves [4:28]
7. Brothers in Arms [4:11]
8. End of Training [2:55]
9. Deserter's Justice [5:30]
10. Rats in a Trap [7:09]
11. Attempted Mutiny [6:33]
12. Saved by Attack [8:53]
13. It's Looking Bare [6:39]
14. No Signs of Relief [5:28]
15. A Little Late [5:47]
16. Viking's Funeral [7:34]
17. Repaid Devotion [4:33]
18. End Titles [:48]
Side #4 -- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1. Insubordination [7:12]
2. Unseasoned Cub [9:10]
3. Sentimental Gesture [5:44]
4. Starting at the Bottom [4:31]
5. Order of Grooming [3:22]
6. Music Lover [5:32]
7. Crossing the Frontier [4:04]
8. Military Intelligence [6:01]
9. Diplomatic Communications [8:34]
10. Pigsticking [6:08]
11. Holding Back [5:43]
12. Coercive Actions [9:28]
13. Clever Disguise [10:29]
14. Unpleasant Extremes [4:04]
15. Prison Poetry [6:30]
16. Battle Wounds [9:20]
17. Distinguished Service [2:27]
18. End Titles [:39]

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