''An Arabian Knight'' is a 1920 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Charles Swickard
Charles Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American film actor, actor and film director of the silent era. He was the brother of the actor Josef Swickard.Katchmer p.366
Selected filmography Director
* ''The Beckoning Fl ...
and produced by
Sessue Hayakawa
, known professionally as , was a Japanese actor and a matinée idol. He was a popular star in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man ...
's
Haworth Pictures Corporation
Haworth Pictures Corporation was a film studio established by Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa in March 1918.
Haworth Pictures Corporation was Hollywood’s first Asian-owned production company.
Filmography
* ''His Birthright'' (1918)
* '' The Te ...
.
Its survival status is classified as unknown, which suggests that it is a
lost film
A lost film is a feature
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Plot
As described in a
film magazine
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Cordelia Darwin (Inescourt), spinster sister of Egyptologist George Darwin (Clark) who resides in the desert, is a believer in
reincarnation
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. Certain that she lived two thousand years ago as the Princess Rhodolphis and that youthful dragoman Ahmed (Hayakawa) is the reincarnation of her lost lover, she installs him in her home as a butler. Elinor Wayne (Hall), ward of the Darwins, becomes the prey of Egyptian nobleman Aboul Pasha (Jones). His determination to win her results in her abduction by rascals who take her to the home of the dancer Soada (Pavis). Ahmed follows and rescues Elinor. When murderers hired by Pasha burn down the Darwin home, Ahmed aids the Darwins and Elinor in escaping. Elinor and George are reunited as sweethearts, while Ahmed finds his soul mate in Zorah (Acker).
Cast
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Sessue Hayakawa
, known professionally as , was a Japanese actor and a matinée idol. He was a popular star in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man ...
as Ahmed
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Lillian Hall Lillian or Lilian can refer to:
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* Lillian (name) or Lilian, a given name
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* Lilian, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran In the United States
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* Lillian, West Virginia
* Lillian Township, Custer County, Ne ...
as Elinor Wayne
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Jean Acker
Jean Acker (born Harriet Ackers; October 23, 1892 – August 16, 1978) was an American actress with a career dating from the silent film era through the 1950s. She was perhaps best known as the estranged wife of silent film star Rudolph Valenti ...
as Zorah
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Yvonne Pavis as Soada (credited as Marie Pavis)
*Elaine Inescourt as Cordelia Darwin
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Harvey Clark as George Darwin (credited as Harvey Clarke)
*Fred C. Jones as Aboul Pasha (credited as Fred Jones)
*Roy Coulson as Wassef
*Tom Bates as Bedr
References
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1920 films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Haworth Pictures Corporation films
American black-and-white films
American comedy-drama films
1920 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Charles Swickard
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1920s American films
Silent comedy-drama films
Silent American drama films
Silent American comedy films
Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer
Films about reincarnation
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