• Source: East Meets West (1936 film)

      • East Meets West is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring George Arliss, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle and John Laurie. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff.


      Plot


      A small Middle Eastern state is coveted by the major powers for strategic reasons.


      Cast


      George Arliss as Sultan of Rungay
      Lucie Mannheim as Marguerite Carter
      Godfrey Tearle as Sir Henry Mallory
      Romney Brent as Doctor Shagu
      Ballard Berkeley as Nazim
      Ronald Ward as Neville Carter
      Norma Varden as Lady Mallory
      John Laurie as Doctor Fergusson
      O. B. Clarence as Osmin
      Campbell Gullan as Veka
      Eliot Makeham as Goodson
      Peter Gawthorne as Stanton
      Ralph Truman as Abdul
      Patrick Barr as O'Flaherty
      Peter Croft as Crowell


      Reception


      Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a very poor review, succinctly warning readers "to avoid [it] like the plague".


      References




      Bibliography


      Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
      Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


      External links


      East Meets West at IMDb
      East Meets West at Park Circus
      East Meets West at BFI
      East Meets West at Rotten Tomatoes

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