"[Note: Was this a ""dirty"" toilet joke by Chaplin?]With his bundle in his arms, the Tramp entered his one-room, studio-sized, slum garret-apartment, and tried to amuse and distract the crying child with toys.A debriefing in his guarded hospital room that evening was held after the arrival of Mr.Harley (Frank Conroy), the President""s business-like secretary.The spaceman, who revealed his name to be simply Klaatu (Michael Rennie), was capable of speaking English.In a panic, General Hux reported to Lord Snoke that the base had been massively damaged ("the collapse of the planet has begun"), and they immediately evacuated and abandoned the installation (hoping to locate Ren).BackgroundBeau Geste(1939) is director/producer William Wellman""s superb, high adventure tale set in the desert - a classic melodramatic, rousing film of the late 30s from Paramount Studios.One of the film""s posters, titled "Oh boy! Home and Mildred Pierce," promoted the idea that he film was a good date film for couples following the war""s end: "Warner""sMildred Pierceis the big date of the day.