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  • University Archives Photograph Collection

"Beau Geste" set, 1939

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"Beau Geste" set, 1939
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"Beau Geste" set, 1939
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This is part of the abandoned Paramount Studios Fort Zinderneuf near Yuma, where members of San Diego State College's Sigma Lambda and others filmed a parody of "Beau Geste." (The exact location is an archeological dig and may not be disclosed.) For more information see Frank Thompson's "The Lost Remake of Beau Geste," 2013.
Fort Zinderneuf; Movie sets; Film sets; Film production; Beau Geste (parody)
California - Imperial County
© San Diego State University, 2007. All rights reserved
  • University Archives Photograph Collection
MS-0311
  • The Beau Geste Parody, 1939-1940
Photographic print; black and white
1 inch X 2 inches
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Frank Thompson, "The Lost Remake of Beau Geste," 2013; so-sl-001 through so-sl-036; so-sl-040 through so-sl-063; 1940_020_03_011
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Gift of William Tascher '40 (1998)
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TIFF
12.11 MB
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