Curtiz's answer to Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 telling of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, NOAH'S ARK mixes its Old Testament parable with a modern tale of civilizational catastrophe with a World War I backdrop. The cast has dual roles, including Noah Beery as Noah's nemesis King Nephiliu and lecherous Russian spymaster Nickoloff. Shot as a silent film but released with Vitaphone music and effects track and several dialogue sequences, NOAH'S ARK confirmed Curtiz's command of spectacle. 35MM restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.