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South Riding

South Riding

Aug 01, 1938 1h 25m
6.2
5 votes

Synopsis

Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.

Title South Riding
Companies Victor Saville Productions, London Films Productions
Countries United Kingdom
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Edna Best

Edna Best

Sarah Barton
Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Alfred Huggins
Ann Todd

Ann Todd

Madge Carne
Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr

Mrs. Beddows
Milton Rosmer

Milton Rosmer

Alderman Snaith
Joan Ellum

Joan Ellum

Lydia Holly
Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Midge Carne
Peggy Novak

Peggy Novak

Bessie Warbuckle
Lewis Casson

Lewis Casson

Lord Sedgmire
Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Chairman of Council
Skelton Knaggs

Skelton Knaggs

Reg. Aythorne
Laura Smithson

Laura Smithson

Mrs. Brimsley
Beckett Bould

Beckett Bould

Foreman on Road Building Site
Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley

A Psalm Singer
Arthur Hambling

Arthur Hambling

Village Doctor
Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman

Nursing Home Doctor

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