3.5 Two Arabian Knights with Shawna Carroll

Send us Fan MailToday's episode is my conversation about the 1927 film Two Arabian Knights. My friend Shawna Carroll from Notes from Post newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about the key players involved in the film (including someone you might know better as a famous monster), how you could easily remake this film with Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote, and what a shame it is that we don't have any Oscar categories specifically geared toward comedic films.You can watch Two Arabian Knights on YouTube and be sure to check out Shawna's newsletter.Other films mentioned in this episode include:The Circus directed by Charlie ChaplinSpeedy directed by Ted WildeAll Quiet on the Western Front directed by Lewis Milestone"The Arrival of a Train" directed by the Lumiere BrothersFerris Bueller's Day Off directed by John HughesDeadpool directed by Tim MillerThe Maltese Falcon directed by John HustonFrankenstein directed by James WhaleHow the Grinch Stole Christmas directed by Charles M. JonesThe Aviator directed by Martin ScorseseScarface directed by Howard HawksGreen Book directed by Peter Farrelly Other works referenced:"TCM Diary: The Strange Case of Two Arabian Knights" by Nick Davis in Film Comment (March 1, 2017)Two Arabian Knights Review from Photoplay Magazine (November 1927)Read the story that served as the basis for the film in McClure's Magazine in three parts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3).Support the show