Under Two Flags (1936)
1h 38m | PG-13
Sergeant Victor comes to the French Foreign Legion after taking the blame for his brother's crime. Cigarette falls in love with him though Major Doyle is in love with her. Doyle sends Victor on dangerous assignments to be rid of him. He falls in love with Lady Venetia Cunningham, a visitor to the garrison
Director: Frank Lloyd
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Video: 720p
Cast
Ronald Colman
as Sgt. Victor
Claudette Colbert
as Cigarette
Victor McLaglen
as J.C. Doyle
Rosalind Russell
as Lady Venetia Cunningham
Gregory Ratoff
as Ivan
Nigel Bruce
as Capt. Menzies
Reviews
There is certainly a good deal of chemistry between Claudette Colbert ("Cigarette") and both a charismatic Ronald Coleman ("Victor") and a less curmudgeonly than usual Victor McLaglen ("Doyle") in this otherwise pretty unremarkable desert adventure. You can tell it wasn't shot on location - way too many clouds in the sky, but it's still got plenty of action as the legendary French Foreign Legion must try to keep the peace in a southern Algeria smouldering with revolutionary arabs led by "Sidi-Ben Youssiff" (Onslow Stevens). The story is really just a love triangle - with Colbert playing off the two men quite successfully for a while, and the two men trying to out manoeuvre each other to win her heart. Lots of personable performances - including Nigel Bruce and Fritz Lieber - help this rumble along before a slightly unexpected ending.