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.Wood p.89 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.BFI.org
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". (reprinted in: )
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 Park Circus East Meets West at BFI East Meets West at Rotten Tomatoes