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 ⓘ