Beau Sabreur (1928)

film

VillainsSheikhscatalogued, not screened by the author
Distributor
PAR
Cast
Gary Cooper, Evelyn Brent, Noah Berry, Mitchell Lewis
Production notes
Notes from VAR (25 January 1928) and NYT (24 January 1928). Adapted from P.C. Wren’s novel

Findings (1)

  • A Foreign-Legion formula in which desert Arabs exist as tribes to be pacified: the legionnaire hero is sent among them to extract a peace treaty, a powerful sheikh is the obstacle to be won over or outfought, and a European renegade stirring the tribesmen supplies the treachery. The Arabs themselves are the terrain of the adventure, not characters in it.
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