| East Meets West | |
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 Lobby card for the film | |
| Directed by | Herbert Mason Maude T. Howell (asst.) |
| Written by | Edwin Greenwood Maude T. Howell |
| Produced by | Haworth Bromley |
| Starring | |
| 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 |
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| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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. 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.
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 like the plague".
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.
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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