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. 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 - 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".