Howard Hughes signed Caddo Company contract for Two Arabian Knights. (Caddo Company, 1927) One 4-page 8.5 x 13 in. contract, dated December 20, 1926, between The Caddo Company and Cecil B. DeMille Pictures for actor William Boyd's services, From the personal collection of Howard Hughes.
Two Arabian Knights (1927) is an American silent comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring William Boyd, Mary Astor, and Louis Wolheim. The film was produced by Howard Hughes and was distributed by United Artists. The film won the only Academy Award ever awarded for Best Comedy Direction in 1929. The next year, AMPAS merged the categories Best Director of a Comedy Picture and Best Director of a Dramatic Picture to form the category, Academy Award For Best Director.
During World War I, soldier W. Daingerfield Phelps IlI (William Boyd) and sergeant Peter O'Gaffney (Louis Wolheim) are captured by the Germans, Initially at odds, the two prisoners of war bond and plot an escape. The white robes they use as camouflage in the snow-covered landscape make them look like Arabs. Taking advantage of their disguise, the two men sneak onto a cargo ship bound for Arabia, where they both fall for Mirza (Mary Astor), a soon-to-be-married harem
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