Two Arabian Knights (1927)
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- TV-G
- 1h 32min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 23 Sep 1927 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar.
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Cast verified as complete
William Boyd | ... |
W. Daingerfield Phelps III
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Mary Astor | ... |
Mirza
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Louis Wolheim | ... |
Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney
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Ian Keith | ... |
Shevket
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Michael Vavitch | ... |
The Emir
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Michael Visaroff | ... |
The Skipper
(as M. Visaroff)
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Boris Karloff | ... |
The Purser
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DeWitt Jennings | ... |
American Consul
(as De Witt Jennings)
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Nicholas Dunaew | ... |
Mirza's Man Servant
(as Nicholas Dunaev)
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Jean Vachon | ... |
Mirza's Maid Servant
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David Cavendish | ... |
The Emir's Advisor
(as Denis D'Auburn)
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John George | ... |
Arab on Ship (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lewis Milestone |
Written by
Wallace Smith | ... | () and |
Cyril Gardner | ... | () |
Donald McGibney | ... | (original story) |
George Marion Jr. | ... | (titles) |
Produced by
John W. Considine Jr. | ... | produced under the supervision of |
Howard Hughes | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Jeffery Masino | ... | producer (alternate version 2004) |
Music by
Robert Israel |
Cinematography by
Tony Gaudio | ... | (photography) (as Antonio Gaudio) |
Joseph H. August | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Douglass Biggs | ... | film editor (as Douglas Biggs) |
Editorial Department
David Block | ... | telecine: Ascent Media |
Alfonso Gomez | ... | restoration film editor |
Art Direction by
William Cameron Menzies |
Production Management
Leeds Baxter | ... | production manager |
Walter Mayo | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nate Watt | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Casey Roberts | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
Karen Eckhoff | ... | sound engineer |
Vladislav Kvapil | ... | recording director |
Vit Muzik | ... | recording director |
Visual Effects by
Jeffery Masino | ... | digital restoration |
Music Department
Robert Israel | ... | conductor: The Robert Israel Orchestra, Europe / music arranger |
Script and Continuity Department
James T. O'Donohoe | ... | continuity (as James O'Donohue) |
Additional Crew
John W. Considine Jr. | ... | presenter / under the supervision of |
Howard Hughes | ... | presenter |
Frank Lunn | ... | legal services: Rosen, Feig, Conley and Lunn (as Frank M. Lunn) |
Ned Mann | ... | technical direction (as Ned Herbert Mann) |
Thanks
Margaret Bodde | ... | special thanks |
Evans Butterworth | ... | special thanks |
Sean Cameron | ... | special thanks: Turner Entertainment Networks |
Sean Clark | ... | special thanks: UNLV Dept. of Film |
Patricia Coleman | ... | special thanks: University of Nevada Las Vegas |
Michelle Cooley | ... | special thanks: Turner Entertainment Networks |
Pirro Dollani | ... | special thanks: University of Nevada Las Vegas |
Frank Donner | ... | special thanks |
John F. Gallagher | ... | special thanks: UNLV Foundation (as John F. Gallagher Ph.D.) |
Randy Haberkamp | ... | special thanks |
Tom Karsch | ... | special thanks: Turner Entertainment Networks |
Marty Kearns | ... | special thanks |
Irvin Kershner | ... | dedicatee: Robert Israel's music |
Jeffrey Koep | ... | special thanks: University of Nevada Las Vegas (as Jeffrey Koep Ph.D.) |
Laneesa Lanier | ... | special thanks: University of Nevada Las Vegas |
Francisco Menéndez | ... | special thanks: UNLV Dept. of Film (as Francisco Menendez) |
John Novacek | ... | special thanks |
Kevin Orrock | ... | special thanks |
Karin Wright Pena | ... | special thanks (as Karin Wright) |
Brian Peterson | ... | special thanks |
Justin Pettigrew | ... | special thanks: Turner Entertainment Networks |
Susan Ryan | ... | special thanks: Turner Entertainment Networks (as Susan K. Ryan) |
David Schmoeller | ... | special thanks: UNLV Dept. of Film |
Charles Tabesh | ... | special thanks: Turner Entertainment Networks |
Morgan Tegtow | ... | special thanks: University of Nevada Las Vegas |
Jennifer Vaughan | ... | special thanks: University of Nevada Las Vegas |
Hart L. Wegner | ... | special thanks: UNLV Dept. of Film |
Peter Wentzel | ... | special thanks |
Kevin Yates | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1927) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1927) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- Allied Artists Corporation (1927) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Allied Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1927) (Australia) (theatrical)
- United Artists Film-Verleih (1927) (Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1928) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (2004) (United States) (tv) (alternate version)
- Flicker Alley (2004) (World-wide) (DVD) (alternate version)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) (special thanks) (2004 alternate version)
- Advanced Digital Services (ADS) (digital restoration) (2004 alternate version)
- Ascent Media Digital Imaging (telecine) (2004 alternate version)
- Chamber Music Recording (Europe) (special thanks) (2004 alternate version)
- Film Foundation (special thanks) (2004 alternate version)
- Flicker Alley (digital restoration) (2004 alternate version)
- Howard Hughes Corporation (special thanks) (2004 alternate version)
- Law Offices of Dennis Angel (special thanks) (2004 alternate version)
- MTI Film (restoration services)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
- Rosen, Feig, Conley & Lunn (legal services) (2004 alternate version)
- The Robert Israel Orchestra (orchestra) (2004 alternate version)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Americans Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney and one of his soldiers, privileged "pretty boy" W. Daingerfield Phelps III (who is always drawing caricatures), are captured and interred at a POW camp in Northern Germany near the end of WWI. Their relationship has always been an antagonistic one based on what Phelps sees as O'Gaffney pushing him around. O'Gaffney's rank is despite being wanted by the police back home as a con man. It is because of these differences that their resulting friendship at camp is so unlikely, the friendship based on both having the nerve to attempt to escape. On a snow-covered day, they do manage to escape, in part by stealing white robes to camouflage themselves against the snow. In their adventures and misadventures on the outside in trying to get to safety, those adventures which include being mistaken for Arab prisoners, they find themselves as stowaways on board a cargo ship headed to Arabia. It is there that they meet a beautiful Arab woman named Mirza, who they save from drowning. They are both immediately smitten by her, which is why they are so disappointed to learn that she is betrothed in an arranged marriage to the ruthless Shevket Ben Ali. As the two try to reach the safety of an American consulate, they also decide to try and liberate Mirza, which may be more dangerous than fighting in the trenches in the battlefields of France. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Drop in tonite and see the greatest soldier comedy ever filmed- Much better than Rookies. (Print Ad- The Leader- Courier, ((Elk Point, SD)) 1 March 1928) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This film was once believed to have been lost. A copy was found in the vaults of producer Howard Hughes, following his death, along with copies of two other "lost" films produced by Hughes - The Racket (1928) and The Mating Call (1928). See more » |
Goofs | Mirza writes a note, crumples it up, and throws it down to Phelps and O'Gaffney. When Phelps reads it later, the paper is smooth with one crease in it, as if it had been folded. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008). See more » |
Quotes |
W. Daingerfield Phelps III:
I can hardly wait for my uniform to dry so I can see her. Sergeant Peter O'Gaffney: Me too! W. Daingerfield Phelps III: One flash at that pan of yours, and she'll yell for Allah! Sergeant Peter O'Gaffney: I've had more broads yell for me than you and this guy Allah put together! See more » |