Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights
theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis Milestone
Screenplay byWallace Smith
Cyril Gardner
James T. O'Donohoe
George Marion Jr.
Based onTwo Arabian Knights
1924 story in McClure's Magazine
by Donald McGibney
Produced byJohn W. Considine Jr.
Howard Hughes
StarringWilliam Boyd
Mary Astor
Louis Wolheim
CinematographyTony Gaudio
Joseph H. August
Edited byDouglass Biggs
Production
company
The Caddo Company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 23, 1927 (1927-09-23)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Two Arabian Knights (1927) is an American silent comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring William Boyd, Mary Astor, and Louis Wolheim. The film was produced by Howard Hughes and was distributed by United Artists. The screenwriters were James T. O'Donohue, Wallace Smith, and George Marion Jr.

The film won the only Academy Award for Best Comedy Direction in 1929.[1] The next year, AMPAS merged the categories Best Director of a Comedy Picture and Best Director of a Dramatic Picture to form the category Academy Award for Best Director.

  1. ^ "The 1st Academy Awards (1929) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

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