BEAU GESTE

(1939) A frantic relief column arrives to find Fort Zinderneuf still safe from marauding Touaregs, but garrisoned solely by... The classic Foreign Legion adventure, with Gary Cooper, Ray Milland and Robert Preston as the Geste brothers, and Oscar-nominated Brian Donlevy as the lip-smackingly sadistic Sergeant Markoff. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.
SUN 1:00, 4:50, 8:35
MON 1:00, 4:50

THE CALL OF THE WILD

(1935) En route to the Alaska gold fields, Clark Gable’s luck changes when he buys sled dog Buck to keep him from being shot, and rescues Loretta Young from the snow; with spectacular location shooting, a villainous Reginald Owen, and comic sidekick Jack Oakie. Freely adapted from the Jack London classic.
3:15, 7:00

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BEAU GESTE
“Epic filmmaking at its best, marked by sweeping action, fine performances, crisp photography, and a stirring Alfred Newman score, a storybook adventure steeped in Victorian romanticism, a vanished code of honor, and brotherly love.”
– John Andrew Gallagher & Frank Thompson

“Pictorially ravishing, it features a memorable opening with a fort garrisoned by corpses, and the high adventure tone carries on from there. Cooper is suitably strong in his usual taciturn and gentle way as 'Beau', eldest of the three brothers who join the Legion to cover the mysterious 'theft' of a valuable jewel, but it is really Donlevy who leaves the most lasting impression as the sadistic Legion sergeant.”
– Geoff Andrew, Time Out (London)

“Rousingly directed by Wellman.”
– Pauline Kael

THE CALL OF THE WILD
“Wellman's dynamic direction and the panoramic splendor of the wilderness settings that justifies a place for The Call of the Wild with his minor classics.”
– John Andrew Gallagher & Frank Thompson

“Remarkably faithful to the general spirit of Jack London, and the outdoor and boomtown sequences are excellently done… Also notable for some really marvelous teeth-grinding villainy from Reginald Owen.”
– William K. Everson