of Virtue, Stepsons of France, and The Uniform of Glory. Analysis The original novel, on which the various films are more or less loosely based, provides a detailed and fairly authentic description of life in the pre-1914 Foreign Legion, which has led to (unproven) suggestions that P. C. Wren himself served with the Legion. Before he became a successful writer Wren's recorded career was that of a school teacher in India. Adaptations for film, radio and theatre Beau Geste. 1926 film starring Ronald Colman, William Powell and Noah Beery Sr. Beau Geste. 1939 film with Gary Cooper, Ray Milland and Robert Preston. Beau Geste. 1939 radio serial from The Campbell Playhouse starring Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier. Beau Geste. 1947 radio series from BBC Radio broadcast in 10 parts and starring Barry Morse and Kenneth Morgan. Beau Geste. 1958 radio series from BBC Radio broadcast in 10 parts and starring Simon Lack and David Spenser. Subsequently rebroadcast on BBC Home Service. Beau Geste. 1966 film with Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure and Telly Savalas. Beau Geste. 1982 Television series from BBC TV starring Benedict Taylor, Anthony Calf and Jonathon Morris. Beau Geste. 1994 radio series from BBC Radio broadcast in 6 parts and starring David Lumsden and Michael Lumsden. Subsequently rebroadcast on Radio 4 Extra in 2022. Classic Serial: Beau Geste. 2009 radio series from BBC Radio broadcast in 2 parts and starring Chris New and Rob Hastle. Beau Geste was also adapted for the stage in 1929 by British theatrical producer Basil Dean. The production featured Laurence Olivier in the lead role and fellow actors included Madeleine Carroll and Jack Hawkins. The play ran for just five weeks. Parodies Beau Hunks 1931, a 1931 movie starring Laurel and Hardy. The Goon Show episode "Under Two Floorboards (A Story of the Legion)" (broadcast January 25, 1955) "The Tiddlywink Warriors" in Earthman's Burden (1957) by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson published by Gnome Press (with multiple reprints over the years Follow that Camel (1967) A Carry on film featuring a character called B. O. West. The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), starring Marty Feldman, Ann-Margret and Michael York Beau Peep (started 1978) a strip cartoon in the Daily Star newspaper. In Soul Music (1994), by Terry Pratchett. The Death of the Discworld uses the name Beau Nidle and joins the Klatchian Foreign Legion, a parody of the French Foreign Legion,