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East Meets West (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116213116/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/32060 BFI.org]
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". (reprinted in: )
References
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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