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.
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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 [it] like the plague".