Singh as Prince Ram Singh (as Ram Singh) Maurice Murphy as Young Beau Production The production was to be filmed in Algeria, but the Rif War interfered, so instead it was filmed in the desert east of Burlingame, California, and southwest of Yuma, Arizona. Reception Mordaunt Hall, critic for The New York Times, wrote that "Adventure, romance, mystery and brotherly affection are skillfully linked in the pictorial translation of Percival Christopher Wren's absorbing novel, 'Beau Geste'". He also complimented many of the principal performers: Colman ("easy and sympathetic"), Joyce ("charming"), Trevor ("effective") and Powell ("an excellent character study of Boldini"). Review from Variety describes the film as "It's a well-done mystery-melodrama. [...] there's that lack of change of pace and its length." Beau Geste won the Photoplay Medal of Honor, presented by Photoplay magazine, one of the industry's first awards recognizing the best picture of the year. See also The House That Shadows Built (1931), a promotional film released by Paramount which includes excerpts of this film References External links Lobby poster Lobby poster 2 1926 films 1920s color films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films based on British novels Films based on military novels Films directed by Herbert Brenon Films about the French Foreign Legion Films set in deserts Films shot in Arizona Films shot in California Paramount Pictures films Siege films Films set in Africa Photoplay Awards film of the year winners 1920s American films Films with screenplays by John Russell (screenwriter) Films set in the Sahara Films set in Kent Films about orphans 1920s English-language films