Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 15 | 'Beau Geste' Opens at Rialto Theatre

Beau Geste Opens at Rialto Theatre Beau Gest Geste is made right J 5 1 addition to pouring a a. fortune into this famous thrilling mystery sto story 7 I of th the French foreign legion which comes to to- the Rialto theatre toda A Athe the technical accuracy of the pie pic tune ture was wag Insured The insurance was Lieutenan Louis Van Vin den en Ecker Ccker who served served eight years ears in t V foreign legion and later In te tc World war with the seventh Ninety-seventh Alpine He actually fought In the verj- verj ver scenes duplicated on the screen an tind nd f watched every detail during Be JI Gestes making 4 Lieutenant Van den Ecker has re received received received re- re five major citations being recipient of ot the Legion of or Honor Croix de Guerre the Colonial medal Moroccan medal and Polish h War Cross He joined the tile legion when but hut 18 IS and took part in the Algeria Sahara 0 and Morocco campaigns Van de Ecker fought in Indo China With robber bands and in Dong-Dong Dong against pirates After the armistice II he lIe took part in Polands Poland's fight for lor I t independence I As the result of or a sh shell li a durin luring during the World war Lieutenant Van den Ecker was w wounded in the theT I left leg so frightfully that twentythree twenty twenty- fc three operation were necessary Being told he would never be able to walk again he laughed at the dire I predictions and now r runs ns without the slightest suggestion of ot a limp