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Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

1927Movie⏱️ 1h 32mTV-G
AdventureComedyRomance
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
1,247 votes

Two American soldiers are captured by the Germans on the Western Front during World War One and escape a POW camp only to stumble into further life-threatening adventures when they come across an Arabian king's daughter while on t...

Director
Lewis Milestone
Writers
Wallace Smith, Cyril Gardner, Donald McGibney
Stars
William Boyd, Mary Astor, Louis Wolheim
Release Date
September 23, 1927
Language
None, English
Country
United States
πŸ† 4
Wins
πŸ’¬ 28
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

William Boyd
William Boyd
as W. Daingerfield Phelps III
Mary Astor
Mary Astor
as Mirza
Louis Wolheim
Louis Wolheim
as Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney
Ian Keith
Ian Keith
as Shevket
Michael Vavitch
Michael Vavitch
as The Emir
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Michael Visaroff
as The Skipper
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
as The Purser
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
as American Consul
Nicholas Dunaew
Nicholas Dunaew
as Mirza's Man Servant
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Jean Vachon
as Mirza's Maid Servant

πŸ’° Box Office

$509,718
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Filming Location
San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA
Production
The Caddo Company

🏷️ Keywords

american consulateu.s. soldiermarriage engagementspeaking englishgerman army

🎯 Categories

AdventureComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Brilliant
by Falcon-51 β€’ 2004-12-16
8/10

"TCM came through by acquiring this wonderful, silent, comedy/drama for television. Until recently it had been locked away in an achieve somewhere. It premiered on TV for the 1st time since its theatrical release in 1927. Two Americans fighting in World War I (William Boyd and Louis Wolheim) are hiding in a defensive position with German soldiers advancing. They however are fighting with each other and working the nerve of one-an-other. They of course are caught, but after an inventive escape they are taken on a whirlwind adventure in Arabia, with all the humor you might find in an Abbott and C..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

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).

πŸ“– Synopsis

Two American soldiers are captured by the Germans on the Western Front during World War One and escape a POW camp only to stumble into further life-threatening adventures when they come across an Arabian king's daughter while on t...