An Arabian Knight (1920)

A young Egyptian goes to the rescue of his employers, a wealthy European family, when they are menaced by a local strongman and his gang.

Director:

Charles Swickard

Writers:

Richard Schayer (scenario), Gene Wright (story)

Stars:

Sessue Hayakawa, Lillian Hall, Jean Acker

Cast

Cast overview:
Sessue Hayakawa	...	Ahmed
Lillian Hall	...	Elinor Wayne
Jean Acker	...	Zorah
Marie Pavis	...	Soada
Elaine Inescourt	...	Cordelia Darwin
Harvey Clark	...	George Darwin (as Harvey Clarke)
Fred C. Jones	...	Aboul Pasha (as Fred Jones)
Roy Coulson	...	Wassef
Tom Bates	...	Bedr

Storyline

A young Egyptian goes to the rescue of his employers, a wealthy European family, when they are menaced by a local strongman and his gang.

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Plot Keywords:

hashish | luxor | egypt

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

22 August 1920 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prince d'Orient

Company Credits

Production Co:

Haworth Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

An Influence on THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD?

Sessue Hayakawa invades Douglas Fairbanks' genre with this light-hearted romp, playing an Egyptian dragoman -- a great-grandson of Napoleon -- who goes to work for a wealthy western family, rescuing them from evil Pasha Fred Jones, who looks a lot like Billy De Wolfe in a fez, and a small horde of oriental hopheads, to whom Jones has promised a year's supply of hashish.

Hayakawa does Fairbanks, both in terms of climbing, leaping and such physical feats -- although in no ways as gracefully as Fairbanks did -- and in making fun of a current craze, in this case a belief in reincarnation. The aunt in the family he is working for believes she is the reincarnation of a two-thousand-year-dead queen and Hayakawa the reincarnation of her lover, and every time she exhorts Hayakawa, he replies insultingly in Arabic --which is translated for the audience.

Although not a great film, it is enjoyable, Worth a look, anyway.