Quick facts
- Released
- August 1, 1938
- Runtime
- 85 min
- IMDb
- tt0030774
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Victor Saville Productions, London Films Productions
Cast
Edna Best
Sarah Barton
Ralph Richardson
Robert Carne
Edmund Gwenn
Alfred Huggins
Ann Todd
Madge Carne
Marie Lohr
Mrs. Beddows
Milton Rosmer
Alderman Snaith
John Clements
Joe Astell
Edward Lexy
Mr. Holly
Joan Ellum
Lydia Holly
Glynis Johns
Midge Carne
Josephine Wilson
Mrs. Holly
Gus McNaughton
Tadman
Herbert Lomas
Castle
Peggy Novak
Bessie Warbuckle
Lewis Casson
Lord Sedgmire
Felix Aylmer
Chairman of Council
Jean Cadell
Miss Dry
Skelton Knaggs
Reg. Aythorne
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Frequently asked questions
- What is South Riding about?
- 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.
- Who directed South Riding?
- South Riding was directed by Victor Saville.
- Who stars in South Riding?
- South Riding stars Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn, Ann Todd.
- When was South Riding released?
- South Riding is a 1938 drama, romance film.
- Where can I watch South Riding?
- You can watch South Riding with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.