Two Arabian Knights

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Two Arabian Knights is a 1927 silent World War I comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone, notable for its blend of adventure and humor and for earning Milestone early recognition in Hollywood.

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instanceOf silent film
war comedy film
academyAwardsCeremonyYear 1929
academyAwardsYear 1st Academy Awards
artDirectionBy William Cameron Menzies
awardCategoryStatus Best Director of a Comedy Picture category later discontinued
basedOn story by Donald McGibeny
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy George Barnes
Tony Gaudio
countryOfOrigin United States
director Lewis Milestone
distributedAs theatrical feature
distributor United Artists
era late silent era
features prisoner-of-war escape plot
romantic subplot
filmIndustryContext Hollywood silent era
format 35 mm film
genre adventure comedy
silent comedy
war comedy
hasAlternateMedium home video release after restoration
hasCharacter Mirza
Private W. Daingerfield Phelps III
Sergeant Peter O’Gaffney
hasFilmFormat silent with musical accompaniment
hasPoster theatrical release poster
language Silent film with English intertitles
notableFor blend of adventure and humor
early recognition for director Lewis Milestone in Hollywood
preservationStatus restored film
producer Howard Hughes
productionCompany The Caddo Company
releaseYear 1927
runningTimeMinutes 92
setDuring World War I
setting Europe during World War I
Middle East
stars Louis Wolheim
Mary Astor
William Boyd
won Academy Award for Best Director of a Comedy Picture

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Lewis Milestone notableWork Two Arabian Knights
Lewis Milestone directed Two Arabian Knights
Louis Wolheim notableWork Two Arabian Knights