William Wellman’s is the second of three movie versions of P.C. Wren’s adventure novel “Beau Geste,” made as silent in 1926, with Ronald Colman in the Gary Cooper part.
Beau Geste (1939): William Wellman’s Oscar-Nominated Adventure, Starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, J. Carrol Naish
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City Streets (1931): Mamoulian’s Urban Crime Drama, Starring the Young Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney
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Based on an original screenplay from Dashiell Hammett, this urban crime drama features the very young and gorgeous Gary Cooper in one of his best performances to date (before he became star).
Casanova Brown (1944): Sam Wood Melodrama Starring Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright
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In Sam Wood's romantic melodrama, "Casanova Brown," from Nunnally Johnson's screenplay, based on the play “The Little Accident” by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (the Oscar-winning actor), Gary Copper plays a timid English teacher named Casanova Brown
General Dies at Dawn, The (1936): Milestone’s Oscar-Nominated Adventure, Starring Gary Cooper
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Lewis Milestone “(All Quiet on the Western Front”) directed with skill this popular political adventure, starring Gary Cooper, which was penned by playwright Clifford Odets (of the famed Group Theater), based on Charles G. Booth’s novel.
Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935): Hathaway’s Oscar Nominated Rousing Adventure, Starring Gary Cooper and Frenchot Tone
March 18, 2009 by
Henry Hathaway's “The Lives of a Bengal Lancer,” starring Gary Copoper, Franchot Tone and Richard Cromwell, is one of the most rousing adventures of the 1930s—perhaps of all time.
Set in Northwest India, this war tale, which celebrates courage and male camaraderie, combines an intriguing story, healhty dosage of humor, thrilling stunts, and beautiful vistas. A favorite among many Hollywood action directors and young male viewers, the movie is often shown on TV, recruiting another generation of fans.
