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His Lordship is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring George Arliss, Romilly Lunge and Rene Ray.[1] It was released with the alternative title Man of Affairs in the United States.[2]

His Lordship
Trade ad Kinematograph Weekly, 1936
Directed by	Herbert Mason Maude T. Howell (asst.)
Written by	Neil Grant (play) Edwin Greenwood Maude T. Howell L. du Garde Peach
Produced by	S.C. Balcon
Starring	George Arliss Romilly Lunge Rene Ray Allan Jeayes
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Michael Gordon
Music by	Louis Levy Hubert Bath
Production company	Gaumont British
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release dates	November 1936 (1936-11) (London) 19 February 1937 (1937-02-19) (US)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Its plot involves Arliss as a British Foreign secretary swapping identities with his black sheep twin brother (also Arliss), and the rescuing of Britain from war with an Arab nation.

Production

The film was based on the 1931 play The Nelson Touch by Neil Grant.[3] It was made the Lime Grove Studios in London,[4] with sets designed by art director Alfred Junge.[1]

Cast

• George Arliss as Richard Fraser / Lord Duncaster
• Romilly Lunge as Bill Howard
• Rene Ray as Vera
• Allan Jeayes as Barak
• Jessie Winter as Lady Duncaster
• John Ford as Ibrahim
• Lawrence Anderson as Nahil
• Bernard Merefield as Phillpotts
• John Turnbull as Stevenson
• Basil Gill as Abdullah

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote "The best thing about the film is some nice split-screen work, which has detective Arliss shaking the hand of politician Arliss."[5]

Cinema critic and historian, Tony Sloman for Radio Times said that "[the] film's stage derivation seeps through the whole enterprise, and the combination of Boys' Own heroics and the politics of war is as hard to take today as it probably was then. But Arliss was undeniably a star, and those who only know his historical roles may enjoy seeing him in a contemporary part."[6]

References

Bibliography

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

External links

• His Lordship at IMDb
• His Lordship at BFI

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