Under Two Flags


1922

Brief Synopsis

On the run from punishment for a crime committed by his brother, Bertie Cecil (alias Lewis Victor) joins the French Foreign Legion. In Algeria, he becomes the hated rival of his commander, Chateauroy, who despises Victor's breeding and also competes for the same woman. Victor is beloved of Cigarette, an Algerian camp follower, who saves his life, though he love another.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
Nov 6, 1922
Premiere Information
New York--Chicago premiere: ca24 Sep 1922
Production Company
Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Under Two Flags by Ouida (Philadelphia, 1867).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
7,407ft (8 reels)

Synopsis

An English nobleman, known only as Victor, arrives in Algiers and joins the French Foreign Legion as a private without revealing his true identity. He attracts and is loved by Cigarette, a French-Arab girl and "daughter of the regiment," but does not return her attentions. She is at first furious, and when she learns Victor's past and the name of his true love she goes to the Princess Corona with the intention of killing her. But Cigarette's hate turns to admiration, and she reveals Victor's identity to the princess. Learning of Sheik Ben Ali Hammed's plots against Victor and Algiers, she gives evidence that clears him of treason, makes a wild ride ahead of the Arabs to warn the troops, and dies in Victor's arms after shielding him from the executioner's bullet.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
Nov 6, 1922
Premiere Information
New York--Chicago premiere: ca24 Sep 1922
Production Company
Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Under Two Flags by Ouida (Philadelphia, 1867).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
7,407ft (8 reels)

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b&w

reels 8