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Beau Geste – Antique Print

Beau Geste — vintage poster
Beau Geste. Vintage poster from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Beau Geste, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Beau Geste

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Gary Cooper's name leads this color poster for *Beau Geste*, the 1939 Paramount adventure about three English brothers who join the French Foreign Legion to escape a scandal. Directed by William A. Wellman, the film adapted P. C. Wren's 1924 novel and was one of the studio's big studio-era releases, with Cooper's steady, understated style suiting the story's blend of desert hardship and loyalty. The poster reflects the period's habit of promoting a star's face above a dramatic action scene.

Medium1 print (poster) : color ; 28 x 36 cm.
Notes[S.l. : s.n., 1939]
SubjectsCooper, Gary,--1901-1961--Performances.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,154 × 4,099 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-226496

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