type: 

ADVENTURE

COMEDY

ROMANCE

WAR

During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl.

name	character
Mary Astor	Mirza
William Boyd	Daingerfield Phelps
David Cavendish	Emir's Advisor
Nicholas Dunaew	Mirza's Man Servant
John George	Arab on Ship (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings	American Consul
Boris Karloff	Purser
Ian Keith	Shevket
Jean Vachon	Mirza's Maid Servant
Michael Vavitch	Emir
Michael Visaroff	Skipper
Louis Wolheim	Peter O'Gaffney

name
John W. Considine Jr.	producer
Cyril Gardner	writer (original)
Lewis Milestone	director
Wallace Smith	writer (original)

year	award	category	name
1928	Academy Award	Best Director	Lewis Milestone