The Four Feathers

Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Lothar Mendes Merian C. Cooper

Overview

This was the third screen version of A.E.W. Mason's oft-filmed novel about one soldier's triumph over cowardice and was the last rendering during the silent era. Here, Richard Arlen stars as Harry Faversham, the British officer who resigns rather than fight against rebels in Egypt. When four of his former colleagues present him with feathers signifying their belief that he's a coward, Faversham has a change of heart, and posing as an Arab, he goes on a potentially deadly mission to rescue captured British forces. Fay Wray also appears as Ethne Eustance. Wray and directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack would reunite four years later for another classic tale of adventure, King Kong.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/18/2025
UPC:	0089218865892
Original Release:	1928
Rating:	NR
Source:	Alpha Video
Language:	English
Time:	1:21:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Arlen	Lt. Harry Faversham
Fay Wray	Ethne Eustace
Clive Brook	Lt. Jack Durrance
William Powell	Capt. William Trench
Theodor Von Eltz	Lt. Castleton
Theodore von Eltz	Lieutenant Castleton
Zack Williams	Idris,Idris
Harold Hightower	Ali
Noble Johnson	Ahmed,Ahmed
E.J. Ratcliffe	Col. Eustace,Col. Eustace
Augustin Symonds	Col. Sutch
Rex Ingram	Fuzzy Wuzzy Native
William Frederick Peters	Composer

Technical Credits

Howard Estabrook

Hope Loring

Merian C. Cooper	Director,Producer
Ernest B. Schoedsack	Director,Producer
Lothar Mendes	Director
Howard Estabrook	Screenwriter
Hope Loring	Screenwriter