East Meets West (Original title)
Date: 1936 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Herbert Mason
Synopsis: A small autonomous state whose harbour is of tactical importance to both Britain and an unnamed Eastern power keeps the astute Sultan bargaining with both sides. There is intrigue in so much as the Sultan's son falls in love with an Englishwoman who is engaged in rum-running to the Sultan's subjects.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Smuggling
Releases
Date: 1936Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 74 mins Length: 6607 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [The Picturegoer - v6 n277 12 Sep 1936: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1532 27 Aug 1936
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1532 27 Aug 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Weekly v16 n412 5 Sep 1936 Page: 27
Title: [Film Weekly - v16 n412 5 Sep 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Hollywood Spectator v11 n14 10 Oct 1936 Page: 15
Title: [Hollywood Spectator - v11 n14 10 Oct 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1504 13 Feb 1936
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1504 13 Feb 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v3 n32 August 1936 Page: 128
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v3 n32 August 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 10
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(8)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6585 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-47280
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(8)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 853 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-517046
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6585 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-47280
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 6602 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-47282
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 6602 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-47283
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 6592 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-739988
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 6592 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-739989
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6586 FeetStock date: 1930BFI identifier: C-47279
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 5590 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-739749
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1936 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Herbert Mason
Synopsis: A small autonomous state whose harbour is of tactical importance to both Britain and an unnamed Eastern power keeps the astute Sultan bargaining with both sides. There is intrigue in so much as the Sultan's son falls in love with an Englishwoman who is engaged in rum-running to the Sultan's subjects.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Smuggling
Releases
Date: 1936Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 74 mins Length: 6607 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(19)
Presents: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Controlled by: Gaumont British Distributors Ltd., [Producer]: Michael Balcon, [Associate Producer]: Haworth Bromley, Associate Director: Maude T. Howell, Screen Play: Edwin Greenwood, Adaptation: Maude T. Howell, Story [Play 'The Lake of Life' by]: Edwin Greenwood, Photography: B. Knowles, Editor: C. Frend, Art Director: O. Werndorff, Dresses: J. Strassner, Wardrobe: Marianne, [Music]: John Greenwood, Musical Director: Louis Levy, [Sound] Recordist: F. Mcnally, Recorded on: British Acoustic Film, [Recorded] at: Shepherd's Bush Studios
Cast
(18)
George Arliss (Sultan of Rungay), Lucie Mannheim (Marguerite Carter), Godfrey Tearle (Sir Henry Mallory), Romney Brent (Dr Shagu), Ballard Berkeley (Prince Nezim), Ronald Ward (Neville Carter), Norma Varden (Lady Flora Mallory), John Laurie (Dr Fergusson), O.B. Clarence (Osmin), Campbell Gullan (Veka), Elliot Makeham (Goodson), Peter Gawthorne (Stanton), Ralph Truman (Abdul), Pat Barr (Terry O'Flaherty), Stella Moya (Tuleeka), Peter Croft (Crowell), Charles Penrose ([bandsman]), Derek Elphinstone ([uncredited])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(7)
In: The Picturegoer v6 n277 12 Sep 1936 Page: 26Title: [The Picturegoer - v6 n277 12 Sep 1936: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1532 27 Aug 1936
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1532 27 Aug 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Weekly v16 n412 5 Sep 1936 Page: 27
Title: [Film Weekly - v16 n412 5 Sep 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Hollywood Spectator v11 n14 10 Oct 1936 Page: 15
Title: [Hollywood Spectator - v11 n14 10 Oct 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1504 13 Feb 1936
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1504 13 Feb 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v3 n32 August 1936 Page: 128
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v3 n32 August 1936: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 10
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(8)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6585 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-47280
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(8)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 853 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-517046
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6585 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-47280
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 6602 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-47282
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 6602 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-47283
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 6592 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-739988
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 6592 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-739989
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6586 FeetStock date: 1930BFI identifier: C-47279
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 5590 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-739749
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film