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|picture = TwoArabianKnights.jpg | |picture = TwoArabianKnights.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
| − | |country = | + | |country =[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States |
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|director = [[Lewis Milestone]] | |director = [[Lewis Milestone]] | ||
|date= September 27, 1927 | |date= September 27, 1927 | ||
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|character3=Mirza | |character3=Mirza | ||
|character4=Shevket Ben Ali | |character4=Shevket Ben Ali | ||
| − | |actor1= | + | |actor1=William Boyd |
|actor2=[[Louis Wolheim]] | |actor2=[[Louis Wolheim]] | ||
|actor3=[[Mary Astor]] | |actor3=[[Mary Astor]] | ||
| − | |actor4= | + | |actor4=Ian Keith |
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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 fall into German captivity. Their escape attempts are unsuccessful. Only when they disguised themselves as Arab, they got away. With a river steamer, it goes to Jaffa. With the ship's captain, the two soldiers vie for the favor of the Arab Mirza. | '''''Two Arabian Knights''''' is a 1927 American Adventure-Comedy movie directed by [[Lewis Milestone]]. 1918, the two Doughboys Phelps and Sergeant O'Gaffrey fall into German captivity. Their escape attempts are unsuccessful. Only when they disguised themselves as Arab, they got away. With a river steamer, it goes to Jaffa. With the ship's captain, the two soldiers vie for the favor of the Arab Mirza. | ||
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==Colt M1911== | ==Colt M1911== | ||
| − | Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney ([[Louis Wolheim]]) uses a | + | Sgt. Peter O'Gaffney ([[Louis Wolheim]]) uses a [[Colt M1911]] in the crater. |
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .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.]] | ||
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==Flintlock Pistol== | ==Flintlock Pistol== | ||
Two [[Flintlock Pistol]]s are used by Shevket Ben Ali ([[Ian Keith]]) and W. Dangerfield Phelps III ([[William Boyd]]) during the duel. | Two [[Flintlock Pistol]]s are used by Shevket Ben Ali ([[Ian Keith]]) and W. Dangerfield Phelps III ([[William Boyd]]) during the duel. | ||
| − | [[Image:French Model 1777 cavlary officer flintlock.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Charleville Model 1777 | + | [[Image:French Model 1777 cavlary officer flintlock.jpg|thumb|none|350px|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.]] | ||
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
| − | In the end, O'Gaffney and Phelps | + | In the end, O'Gaffney and Phelps can be seen with [[Luger P08]] pistols taken from Arabic soldiers. |
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[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!''"]] | ||
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==Unkown Rifles== | ==Unkown Rifles== | ||
| − | American soldiers including Phelps can be seen with unknown rifles in No Man's Land. They could be [[Springfield M1903]] or | + | American soldiers including Phelps can be seen with unknown rifles in No Man's Land. They could rather be [[Springfield M1903]] or [[Krag-Jørgensen]] rifles. |
| − | [[File:2AK-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Phelps | + | [[File:2AK-Rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Phelps and another doughboy carry their rifles.]] |
| − | ==Mauser 98AZ | + | ==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== |
| − | German soldiers are armed with [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery | + | 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. |
| − | [[Image:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser 98AZ | + | [[Image: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 Phelps.]] | + | [[File:2AK-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A German soldier guarding P.o.W.s stands in front of fallen Phelps.]] |
| − | [[File:2AK-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He demands the column to stop which offers a view of the bolt handle.]] | + | [[File:2AK-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He demands the column to stop which offers a view of the curved bolt handle.]] |
[[File:2AK-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|O'Gaffney with a Kar98 AZ over his back fitted with a Krag-Jørgensen bayonet instead of a ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05.]] | [[File:2AK-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|O'Gaffney with a Kar98 AZ over his back fitted with a Krag-Jørgensen bayonet instead of a ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05.]] | ||
==Krag-Jørgensen M1896== | ==Krag-Jørgensen M1896== | ||
| − | [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag-Jørgensen M1896]] rifles standing for [[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. |
| − | [[Image:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|U.S. Property Marked Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896 - .30-40 Krag]] |
| − | [[File:2AK-Krag1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Prison guard with his shouldered Krag.]] | + | [[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.]] | ||
| − | [[File:2AK-Krag3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the rear part.]] | + | [[File:2AK-Krag3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the rear part of one Krag-Jørgensen.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Maxim MG08/15== | ==Maxim MG08/15== | ||
| − | A [[Maxim MG08/15]] is fired by German soldiers. | + | A [[Maxim MG08/15]] is briefly seen fired by German soldiers. |
[[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 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]] | ||
Revision as of 08:03, 19 October 2021
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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 fall into German captivity. Their escape attempts are unsuccessful. Only when they disguised themselves as Arab, they got away. With a river steamer, it goes to Jaffa. With the ship's captain, the two soldiers vie for the favor of the Arab Mirza.
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.
Rifles
Unkown Rifles
American soldiers including Phelps can be seen with unknown rifles in No Man's Land. They could rather be Springfield M1903 or Krag-Jørgensen rifles.
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 MG08/15
A Maxim MG08/15 is briefly seen fired by German soldiers.
Other
Holster
German Officers in the Prison camp carry pistol holsters for Lugers.
