Two Arabian Knights

1927 film directed by Lewis Milestone
Movie film Q374577
Two Arabian Knights
Harold Dean Carsey (United Artists) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Two Arabian Knights is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.036% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (824 views/month, #34 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Director (Comedy Picture)[3]
  • Director: Lewis Milestone[4]
  • Screenwriter: Wallace Smith[5], Cyril Gardner[6], George Marion, Jr.[7]
  • Composer: Robert Israel[8]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[9], silent film[10], comedy film[11]
  • Cast member: William Boyd[12], Mary Astor[13], Louis Wolheim[14], Ian Keith[15], Boris Karloff[16], DeWitt Clarke Jennings[17], Michael Visaroff[18], Michael Ivan Vavitch[19], Jean Vachon[20]
  • Producer: Howard Hughes[21]
  • Director of photography: Tony Gaudio[22], Joseph H. August[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Commons category: Two Arabian Knights[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Color: black-and-white[27]
  • Country of origin: United States[28]
  • Publication date: September 23, 1927[29]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[30], Netflix[31]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director (Comedy Picture)[32]
  • Title: Two Arabian Knights[33]
  • Duration: 82 minutes[34]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[35]
  • Production designer: William Cameron Menzies[36]
  • P14449: 87290[37]
  • P14551: two-arabian-knights[38]

Why It Matters

Two Arabian Knights has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Two Arabian Knights receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Director (Comedy Picture)[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'be', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi',
    Ampas collections film id → W083841
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 55591
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  3. 12w ago · Davidultra · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moviepilot.de film id → schlachtenbummler
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  4. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → two-arabian-knights
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: two-arabian-knights, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295967110|TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS (#295967110)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → William Cameron Menzies
    P14449 → 87290
    Producer → Howard Hughes
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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