His Lordship (1936 film)

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.

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 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."