Under Two Flags (1936 film)
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Produced by |
Joseph M. Schenck (uncredited) Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited) |
| Written by |
Bess Meredyth (uncredited) Allen Rivkin (additional dialogue, uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Walter Ferris W. P. Lipscomb |
| Based on |
Under Two Flags by Ouida |
| Starring |
Ronald Colman Claudette Colbert Victor McLaglen Rosalind Russell Gregory Ratoff Nigel Bruce John Carradine |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
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112 minutes (copyright length) 98 minutes (re-release version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Arabic French |
| Budget | $1,250,000 |
Under Two Flags is a 1936 American adventure romance film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen and Rosalind Russell. The picture was based on the 19th century novel of the same name by the writer Ouida. The film has portions of action and melodrama and was widely popular with audiences of its time. The supporting cast features Nigel Bruce, John Carradine and Fritz Leiber.
The novel was previously adapted for the screen in 1912, 1916 starring Theda Bara, and 1922 with direction by Tod Browning.
Victor (Ronald Colman) has taken the blame for his younger brother's crime and joins the French Foreign Legion to escape his past, taking with him his valet, Rake (Herbert Mundin). His commander is the ruthless Major Doyle (Victor McLaglen), who becomes jealous when Cigarette (Claudette Colbert), a cafe singer, sets her sights on Victor. He, however, is more interested in a refined Englishwoman, Lady Venetia (Rosalind Russell), and he eventually dumps Cigarette for her. Then, Doyle sends Victor off on a suicidal mission to get rid of his rival.
The role of 'Cigarette' was originally filmed with Simone Simon but when Zanuck wasn't impressed with her footage he refilmed it with Claudette Colbert.
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