United Artists
Not part of a collection.
Two Arabian Knights
During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation in 2016.
- Original title
- Two Arabian Knights
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
CinemaSerf
Jun 6, 2022 · via TMDB
Refined and pretty William Boyd ("Phelps") and his rough and ready sergeant Louis Wolheim ("O'Gaffney") are a couple of front-line American squaddies captured by the Bosch during the Great War. Taken to a POW camp, they mange to escape and find themselves, after quite a series of adventures, out of the frying pan and into a fiery desert.... That's where they save the gorgeous "Mirza" (Mary Astor) from drowning. Young "Phelps" is immediately head over heels, but when they establish that she is the daughter of the Emir, and also betrothed to the menacing "Shevket" (Ian Keith) they must stay free (and alive) long enough to rescue her from her father's palace and from her unwanted nuptials. This is quite a fun story - the soldiers, initially wary of each other, overcome their suspicions and end up pulling well as a team which makes their escapades fun to watch. The comedy is simple, but plentiful and the production standards are pretty high - the lighting particularly, given so much of this is quickly paced and set out of doors. Maybe it is too long - the characters run out steam a little after 70 minutes, but it's still cracking watch after all these years - and an Oscar winner (for director Lewis Milestone) too!
User reviews courtesy of TMDB.
William Boyd
Daingerfield Phelps
Mary Astor
Mirza
Louis Wolheim
Peter O'Gaffney
Ian Keith
Shevket
Michael Vavitch
Emir
Michael Visaroff
Skipper
Boris Karloff
Purser
DeWitt Jennings
American Consul
Nicholas Dunaew
Mirza's Man Servant
John George
Arab on Ship (uncredited)
William Cameron Menzies
Art Direction
Tony Gaudio
Director of Photography
Nate Watt
Assistant Director
Lewis Milestone
Director
Howard Hughes
Producer
Cyril Gardner
Writer
Paper Players' War
The Seaside Hotel
Synthetic Sin
Snowbound
The Tender Hour
Children of Dust
Table Steaks
The Shopworn Angel
Man and His Kingdom
In the Pillory
The Empire Strikes Back
The Way of the Strong
The Great Dictator
Modern Times
City Lights
Broadway Nights
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Lawrence of Arabia
The Bachelor's Club
The Phoney Express
The Lure of Crooning Water
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Wrong Trousers
Aladdin
Doctor Zhivago
A Close Shave
The Dirty Dozen
The Man Who Would Be King
A Grand Day Out
The Doll
Kolya
Legends of the Fall
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Down by Law
The African Queen
Girls at Sea
The Lady Eve
The Impossible Voyage
Mondays in the Sun
The High Sign
Jason and the Argonauts
The Poseidon Adventure
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Starship Troopers
The Defiant Ones
Scotland Yard
The Bondman
Ship Ahoy
Monsieur Batignole
The Docks of New York
The Science of Sleep
Snowed Inn Christmas
Madagascar
Underground
Wag the Dog
They Called Him Bulldozer
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Lord Jim
Belle Époque
Russian Dolls
I kongens klæ'r
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Bambi Meets Godzilla
The Bell Boy
A Trip to Mars
Flushed Away
Shrek the Third
Adam
Mysterious Island
The Bastards' Fig Tree
Werewolves Within
Poseidon
Legionnaire
Geliebte Hochstaplerin
Joe Versus the Volcano
Cutthroat Island
The Dissidents
Troubles of a Grass Widower
Fifteen Year Old Captain
The Island of Thirty Coffins
When Time Ran Out...
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Just Rambling Along
Beast
The Boat on the Grass
Tsunami
The Nurse on a Military Tour
Where Was I?
Erkan & Stefan 3
Samson and the Sea Beasts
Titanic 2000
Afif
Le Banc
Lawrence of Arabia
Safety Last!
Two by Two: Overboard!
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Hornblower: Mutiny
The Sea Beast
Slumberland
The Loud House Movie
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness
Under the Boardwalk
The Sea Hawk
Aladdin
The Navigator
Sketch
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
The Willoughbys
The Vikings
Hidalgo
Road to Morocco
iCarly: iGo to Japan
Commando
The Warriors Gate
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
Hot Shots! Part Deux
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Monkey King
The Pirate
Sahara
Pirates
The Legion
Falling for Christmas
Swashbuckler
Fairy Tales
Interceptor
Snow Queen
Whisky Galore
Good Advice
Treasure Island
You Can't Win 'Em All
Balls Up
Sep 23, 1927
