Top cast:Viggo Larsen,Wanda Treumann,Fritz Schroeter
Director:Jake Kasdan
Genre:News
Region:South Africa
Year:2018
Storyline:" And Stone awards McGregor a posthumous Victoria Cross medal ("For valor - at the sacrifice of his life, he destroyed enemy ammunition supplies, contributing thereby to the success of our arms in the action at Mogala"), pinned to the saddlecloth of McGregor""s riderless horse.Johnny suspiciously asks questions of his boss: "Gambling is illegal in Argentina, is that right?...Is that he reason for the pay-off?", and Mundson acknowledges: "Naturally, hat""s the reason." But he refuses to respond to two further questions: "Why doesn""t it show on the books? Why doesn""t it come out of my cut?" Mundson dismisses Johnny""s concerns, changes the subject, and worries more about Gilda: "I was forced to leave Gilda alone while I looked for you, and Gilda is much too beautiful to be left alone.With one last embrace and kiss from his mother, Jakie carries through on his threat, rebelling against his father""s wishes and running away from home.[The film never identifies his location - Georgia.] A sign advertises:Beds --- 15 centsMeals --- 15 centsBaths --- 5 centsA fellow drifter-tramp named Pete (Preston Foster), who is playing solitaire, proposes going to a lunch-wagon/diner for a handout of hamburgers.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.