Under Two Flags (1936)

Sergeant Victor comes to the French Foreign Legion after taking the blame for his brother's crime. Cigarette falls in love with him though Major Doyle is in love with her. Doyle sends ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Lloyd

Writers:

Ouida (by: a story of the French foreign legion), W.P. Lipscomb (screen play),

Stars:

Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ronald Colman	...	Sergeant Victor
Claudette Colbert	...	Cigarette
Victor McLaglen	...	Major Doyle
Rosalind Russell	...	Lady Venetia Cunningham
Gregory Ratoff	...	Ivan
Nigel Bruce	...	Captain Menzies
C. Henry Gordon	...	Lieutenant Petaine
Herbert Mundin	...	Rake
John Carradine	...	Cafard
Lumsden Hare	...	Lord Seraph
J. Edward Bromberg	...	Colonel Ferol
Onslow Stevens	...	Sidi-Ben Youssiff
Fritz Leiber	...	French Governor
Thomas Beck	...	Pierre
William Ricciardi	...	Cigarette's Father

Storyline

Sergeant Victor comes to the French Foreign Legion after taking the blame for his brother's crime. Cigarette falls in love with him though Major Doyle is in love with her. Doyle sends Victor on dangerous assignments to be rid of him. He falls in love with Lady Venetia Cunningham, a visitor to the garrison.

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Plot Keywords:

french | foreign legion | gunfire | desert | self sacrifice | 

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Taglines:

Claudette Colbert finds her perfect screen sweetheart at last in Ronald Colman

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Genres:

Adventure | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Arabic

Release Date:

1 May 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sob Duas Bandeiras

Filming Locations:

Imperial County, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 112 min (copyright length) 98 min (re-release) (re-edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Knife thrower 'Steve Clemente' was supposed to hit the post next to Ronald Colman with his knife, but the crowding caused it to be deflected and Colman was hit by the handle in the chest.

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Connections

Featured in Come See the Paradise (1990)

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Soundtracks

"One-Two-Three-Four-Hey!"
(1936) (uncredited)
Music by Lew Pollack
Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell
Sung by Claudette Colbert, Gregory Ratoff and soldiers at the cafe

User Reviews

Delightful Hogwash

Ah, the bygone glories of the French Foreign Legion story. Almost everyone knows BEAU GESTE, from the 1939 version starring Gary Cooper. This was a lesser brother. Great actors, great direction, great cinematography and a script full of -- nowadays -- laughable bits. Claudette Colbert plays Cigarette, the Daughter of the Legion. Ronald Colman, plays the legionnaire who is trying to forget, and a young Rosalind Russell -- what a looker! -- play Lady Venezia Cunningham with a posh accent. What can you expect from a movie in which Ronald Colman is torn between Cigarette, daughter of the Legion and Lady Venezia Cunningham with the Production Code in full force? Well, this one. An amusing way to spend a couple of hours, if you are prepared not to take things too seriously. Or you could look at the Laurel & Hardy BEAU HUNKS.