His Lordship is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring George Arliss, Romilly Lunge and Rene Ray. It was released with the alternative title Man of Affairs in the United States.
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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. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in London, with sets designed by art director Alfred Junge.
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."
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."