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.[1] The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff.
| East Meets West | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Herbert Mason Maude T. Howell (asst.) |
| Produced by | Haworth Bromley |
| Written by | Edwin Greenwood Maude T. Howell |
| Starring | George Arliss Lucie Mannheim Godfrey Tearle Romney Brent |
| Music by | Louis Levy |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | Charles Frend |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date |
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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
- Wood p.89
- BFI.org
- Greene, Graham (18 September 1936). "The Great Ziegfeld/It's Love Again/Marchand d'Amour/East Meets West". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 101. ISBN 0192812866.)
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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