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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.[1] The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff.

East Meets West
Directed by	Herbert Mason Maude T. Howell (asst.)
Written by	Edwin Greenwood Maude T. Howell
Produced by	Haworth Bromley
Starring	George Arliss Lucie Mannheim Godfrey Tearle Romney Brent
Cinematography	Bernard Knowles
Edited by	Charles Frend
Music by	Louis Levy John DH Greenwood
Production company	Gaumont British
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release dates	26 August 1936 (1936-08-26) (London) 16 October 1936 (1936-10-16) (USA)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

A small Middle Eastern state is coveted by the major powers for strategic reasons.[2]

Cast

• George Arliss - Sultan of Rungay
• Lucie Mannheim - Marguerite Carter
• Godfrey Tearle - Sir Henry Mallory
• Romney Brent - Doctor Shagu
• Ballard Berkeley - Nazim
• Ronald Ward - Neville Carter
• Norma Varden - Lady Mallory
• John Laurie - Doctor Fergusson
• O. B. Clarence - Osmin
• Campbell Gullan - Veka
• Eliot Makeham - Goodson
• Peter Gawthorne - Stanton
• Ralph Truman - Abdul
• Patrick Barr - O'Flaherty
• Peter Croft - 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".[3]

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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