Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Lewis Milestone tightly directed this picture packing the film with plenty of gags and jokes without piling it with extra fluff. It breezed by fast and everything included in the film was either funny or helped moved the plot along. Mary Astor's character only looked Arab when she covered her face but we have Hollywood whitewashing to blame even though it was a fine performance. William Boyd and Louis Wolheim had amazing chemistry that ran throughout the whole film and was showcased in the opening sequence as Boyd's character starts a fight with his Sergeant. It was interesting, fun, and a bit different to see a good silent comedy whose humor wasn't derived mainly from slapstick but a variety of plot points and excellent direction. Definitely one not to miss!

A pair of US Marines, Sergeant Louis Wolheim and future Hopalong Cassidy William Boyd are captured during action in World War I and then escape. But it isn't back to the western front. No these two head a little southeast into the Ottoman Empire which was a Central Power though by the time America got into World War I it was breaking up and pretty much out of action.The only reason these two are walking around in their Marine uniforms with little notice by anyone. There's also a bit of romance involved for Boyd who if this sound and he could sing would warble a tune like Bing Crosby with Louis Wolheim doing the heavy lifting for the comedy.The romance comes with Arabian princess Mary Astor, but she has herself Ian Keith of the Turkish army interested and besides that it's dad who negotiates the marriage deals. The recent troubles stemming from the Middle East kind of puts a damper on a film like Arabian Knights. The film also plays a lot like the Errol Flynn World War II era film Desperate Journey where the Nazis are so colossally stupid it's pathetic as well as a Bing&Bob road fest.The humor is the rough house kind and Wolheim is a master of it. Boyd is your All American hero with the firm jawline. It did get an Oscar nomination for director Lewis Milestone in that first year of the Oscars.A good opportunity to get acquainted with Louis Wolheim who died too young and to see Bill Boyd as something other than Hopalong Cassidy.

Two Arabian Knights is a film about escape from a prisoner of war camp, but it is a comedy. The title of this silent film from 1927 is the first clue that it's a comedy.This restored film has some spots where the images are grainy or damaged, but not enough to be annoying. And other parts of the film display really excellent image quality.I found this film delightful. The two protagonists, who conspire and escape together, are not really friends. They rub each other the wrong way and they do not hide that fact. Still, they have a common goal and work together to escape. They tunnel, they disguise themselves, they hide. It seems like they will never achieve ultimate freedom, as something always goes wrong for them.Along the way, they meet an Arab princess (Mary Astor) who provides some diversion from their objective.I love the way the director framed this picture. He had a knack for zooming in close when the actors' faces are most important, and holding back when the action is most important, sometimes allowing the actors to be off-screen. The stunts are well-designed and satisfying, as if the director adhered to a strict policy of design quality. In a film from the 20s, this is a trait to be appreciated.The humor in Two Arabian Knights is timeless, just as enjoyable today as when it was filmed.

I understand that <i>Two Arabian Knights</i> also survives in the CNC (the National Center of Cinematography), an archive at the Bois d'Arcy in France.However, I have never pursued it there, so cannot guarantee the accuracy of that. I'd be interested to know if anyone does get access to this film.IMDb wants me to type a minimum of 10 lines, and although I understand what they're getting at, it's almost impossible, and not very useful, in this particular case, so I am simply typing this paragraph to get around that. Presumably a reviewer will delete it for me.