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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
| − | |name =Two Arabian Knights | + | |name = ''Two Arabian Knights'' |
|picture = TwoArabianKnights.jpg | |picture = TwoArabianKnights.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
| − | |country =[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | + | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States |
|director = [[Lewis Milestone]] | |director = [[Lewis Milestone]] | ||
|date= September 27, 1927 | |date= September 27, 1927 | ||
|language = Silent | |language = Silent | ||
| − | |distributor = United Artists | + | |studio=The Caddo Company |
| + | |distributor=United Artists | ||
|character1=W. Dangerfield Phelps III | |character1=W. Dangerfield Phelps III | ||
| + | |actor1=William Boyd | ||
|character2=Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney | |character2=Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney | ||
| + | |actor2=[[Louis Wolheim]] | ||
|character3=Mirza | |character3=Mirza | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Mary Astor]] | ||
|character4=Shevket Ben Ali | |character4=Shevket Ben Ali | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
|actor4=Ian Keith | |actor4=Ian Keith | ||
| + | |character5=Gobin | ||
| + | |actor5=David Butler | ||
| + | |character6=Uncle George | ||
| + | |actor6=Brandon Hurst | ||
| + | |character7=Sewer Rat | ||
| + | |actor7=[[George E. Stone]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''Two Arabian Knights''''' is a 1927 American Adventure-Comedy movie directed by [[Lewis Milestone]]. 1918, the two Doughboys Phelps and Sergeant O'Gaffrey | + | '''''Two Arabian Knights''''' is a 1927 American Adventure-Comedy movie directed by [[Lewis Milestone]]. 1918, the two Doughboys Phelps and Sergeant O'Gaffrey are captured by the Germans. Their attempts to escape are unsuccessful. Only when they disguise themselves as Arabs are they able to escape. They are to travel to Jaffa on a river steamer. With the ship's captain, the two soldiers vie for the favor of the Arab Mirza. In Jaffa, Mirza's fiancé Shevket is alerted by a servant to the two Americans, whom he is giving a hard time. |
| + | |||
| + | At the first Academy Awards in 1929, Lewis Milestone was awarded the Oscar for Best Director. Since only in 1929 was the Oscar for best director award in the two categories of drama and comedy (a division that was abolished a year later), Milestone is the only director ever to have received an Oscar in this category. | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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==Colt M1911== | ==Colt M1911== | ||
Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney ([[Louis Wolheim]]) uses a [[Colt M1911]] in the crater. | Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney ([[Louis Wolheim]]) uses a [[Colt M1911]] in the crater. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 - .45 ACP]] |
[[File:2AK-Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He holds the Colt at Phelps.]] | [[File:2AK-Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He holds the Colt at Phelps.]] | ||
[[File:2AK-Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the pistol in his hand.]] | [[File:2AK-Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the pistol in his hand.]] | ||
==Flintlock Pistol== | ==Flintlock Pistol== | ||
| − | Two [[Flintlock Pistol]]s are used by Shevket Ben Ali ( | + | Two [[Flintlock Pistol]]s are used by Shevket Ben Ali (Ian Keith) and W. Dangerfield Phelps III (William Boyd) during the duel. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:French Model 1777 cavlary officer flintlock.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Charleville Model 1777 - .69 cal; for comparison.]] |
[[File:2AK-Flint1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shevket and Phelps stand opposite each other, pistols in hands.]] | [[File:2AK-Flint1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shevket and Phelps stand opposite each other, pistols in hands.]] | ||
[[File:2AK-Flint2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Having taken his shot, Shevket makes his attempt.]] | [[File:2AK-Flint2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Having taken his shot, Shevket makes his attempt.]] | ||
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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
In the end, O'Gaffney and Phelps can be seen with [[Luger P08]] pistols taken from Arabic soldiers. | In the end, O'Gaffney and Phelps can be seen with [[Luger P08]] pistols taken from Arabic soldiers. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File::P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
[[File:2AK-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''I can't speak Arabian, but I've got a handful of sure death, and I'm nervous!''"]] | [[File:2AK-Luger1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''I can't speak Arabian, but I've got a handful of sure death, and I'm nervous!''"]] | ||
| − | [[File:2AK-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Luger in his trousers.]] | + | [[File:2AK-Luger2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Luger is seen tucked in his trousers.]] |
[[File:2AK-Luger3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Phelps points his Luger at Shevket.]] | [[File:2AK-Luger3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Phelps points his Luger at Shevket.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
| − | == | + | ==Krag-Jørgensen M1899== |
| − | American soldiers including Phelps can be seen with | + | American soldiers including Phelps can be seen with rifles in No Man's Land which according to the length and the attached bayonet appear to be [[Krag-Jørgensen Model 1899 Constabulary Carbine]]s. |
| + | [[File:KJ M1899 CC.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Krag-Jørgensen Model 1899 Constabulary Carbine - .30-40 Krag]] | ||
[[File:2AK-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Phelps and another doughboy carry their rifles.]] | [[File:2AK-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Phelps and another doughboy carry their rifles.]] | ||
==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== | ==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== | ||
Some Arabic and German soldiers are armed with [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]]s. O'Gaffney wields a captured carbine at the end of the movie. | Some Arabic and German soldiers are armed with [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]]s. O'Gaffney wields a captured carbine at the end of the movie. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm]] |
[[File:2AK-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German stormtroopers wonder why O'Gaffney and Phelps fight each other in the crater.]] | [[File:2AK-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German stormtroopers wonder why O'Gaffney and Phelps fight each other in the crater.]] | ||
[[File:2AK-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier guarding P.o.W.s stands in front of fallen Phelps.]] | [[File:2AK-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier guarding P.o.W.s stands in front of fallen Phelps.]] | ||
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==Krag-Jørgensen M1896== | ==Krag-Jørgensen M1896== | ||
[[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag-Jørgensen M1896]] rifles are also used by Arabic and German soldiers standing in for correct [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] and [[1903 Turkish Mauser]] rifles. | [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag-Jørgensen M1896]] rifles are also used by Arabic and German soldiers standing in for correct [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] and [[1903 Turkish Mauser]] rifles. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 - .30-40 Krag]] |
[[File:2AK-Krag1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Prison guard with his shouldered Krag at the camp entrance.]] | [[File:2AK-Krag1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Prison guard with his shouldered Krag at the camp entrance.]] | ||
[[File:2AK-Krag2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another prison guard with his rifle.]] | [[File:2AK-Krag2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another prison guard with his rifle.]] | ||
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=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
| − | ==Maxim | + | ==Maxim MG 08/15== |
A [[Maxim MG08/15]] is briefly seen fired by German soldiers. | A [[Maxim MG08/15]] is briefly seen fired by German soldiers. | ||
| − | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim | + | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:2AK-Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Maxim being fired at the crater's direction.]] | [[File:2AK-Maxim.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Maxim being fired at the crater's direction.]] | ||
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[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
[[Category: B&W]] | [[Category: B&W]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Comedy]] | + | [[Category: Comedy]] |
| − | [[Category:War]] | + | [[Category: War]] |
| − | [[Category:Lewis Milestone]] | + | [[Category: Lewis Milestone]] |
| − | [[Category:Howard Hughes]] | + | [[Category: Howard Hughes]] |
Revision as of 06:25, 14 August 2023
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Two Arabian Knights is a 1927 American Adventure-Comedy movie directed by Lewis Milestone. 1918, the two Doughboys Phelps and Sergeant O'Gaffrey are captured by the Germans. Their attempts to escape are unsuccessful. Only when they disguise themselves as Arabs are they able to escape. They are to travel to Jaffa on a river steamer. With the ship's captain, the two soldiers vie for the favor of the Arab Mirza. In Jaffa, Mirza's fiancé Shevket is alerted by a servant to the two Americans, whom he is giving a hard time.
At the first Academy Awards in 1929, Lewis Milestone was awarded the Oscar for Best Director. Since only in 1929 was the Oscar for best director award in the two categories of drama and comedy (a division that was abolished a year later), Milestone is the only director ever to have received an Oscar in this category.
The following weapons were used in the film Two Arabian Knights:
Pistols
Colt M1911
Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney (Louis Wolheim) uses a Colt M1911 in the crater.
Flintlock Pistol
Two Flintlock Pistols are used by Shevket Ben Ali (Ian Keith) and W. Dangerfield Phelps III (William Boyd) during the duel.
Luger P08
In the end, O'Gaffney and Phelps can be seen with Luger P08 pistols taken from Arabic soldiers. [[File::P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
Rifles
Krag-Jørgensen M1899
American soldiers including Phelps can be seen with rifles in No Man's Land which according to the length and the attached bayonet appear to be Krag-Jørgensen Model 1899 Constabulary Carbines.
Mauser Karabiner 98AZ
Some Arabic and German soldiers are armed with Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbines. O'Gaffney wields a captured carbine at the end of the movie.
Krag-Jørgensen M1896
Krag-Jørgensen M1896 rifles are also used by Arabic and German soldiers standing in for correct Mauser Gewehr 1898 and 1903 Turkish Mauser rifles.
Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08/15
A Maxim MG08/15 is briefly seen fired by German soldiers.
Other
Holster
German Officers in the Prison camp carry pistol holsters for Lugers.
