| Two Arabian Knights | |
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| Directed by | Lewis Milestone |
| Screenplay by | Wallace Smith Cyril Gardner James T. O'Donohoe George Marion Jr. |
| Based on | Two Arabian Knights 1924 story in McClure's Magazine by Donald McGibney |
| Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. Howard Hughes |
| Starring | William Boyd Mary Astor Louis Wolheim |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio Joseph H. August |
| Edited by | Douglass Biggs |
Production company | The Caddo Company |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (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.
- ^ "The 1st Academy Awards (1929) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2019.