Under Two Flags (1916 film)
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Fox Film Corporation | |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Under Two Flags is a 1916 American
The film was re-released by
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[3] British nobleman Bertie Cecil (Heyes) takes upon himself the blame for his brother's forgeries and, when supposed dead, enlists in the French Foreign Legion, serving in Algiers. There he wins the friendship of Emir, a native whose wife he had saved from the lust of his commanding officer.
Old friends visit Algiers and recognize Bertie, and urge him to return and claim his own. His refusal leads to a scene where he strikes his commanding officer, and for this he is condemned to death. Cigarette, the "daughter of the regiment," rides to obtain a pardon for Bertie and makes a terrific trip through a sand storm. She arrives too late with the reprieve, but just in time to receive in her own body the bullets intended for Bertie.
Cast
- Theda Bara as Cigarette
- Herbert Heyes as Bertie Cecil
- Stuart Holmes as Chateauroye (Holmes also reprised this role in the 1922 version starring Priscilla Dean)
- Stanhope Wheatcroft as Berkeley Cecil
- Joseph Crehan as Rake
- Charles Craig as Rockingham
- Claire Whitney as Venitia
See also
References
- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: Under Two Flags". silentera. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
- ISBN 0-879-72805-1.
- ^ "Advertising Aids for Busy Managers: Under Two Flags". Moving Picture World. 39 (4). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company: 542. January 25, 1919. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
External links
- Under Two Flags at IMDb
- Under Two Flags at AllMovie
