South Riding (film)
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Directed byVictor Saville
Written byIan Dalrymple
Donald Bull
Donald Bull
Based onnovel South Riding by Winifred Holtby
Produced byAlexander Korda
Stanley Haynes
Victor Saville
Stanley Haynes
Victor Saville
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| Directed by | Victor Saville |
| Written by | Ian Dalrymple Donald Bull |
| Based on | novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda Stanley Haynes Victor Saville |
| Starring | Edna Best Ralph Richardson Edmund Gwenn Ann Todd |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Edited by | Hugh Stewart |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
Production companies | Victor Saville Productions London Film Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 85 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
South Riding is a 1938 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and produced by Alexander Korda, starring Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn and Ann Todd.[1] It was the film debut of a 14-year-old Glynis Johns.[2] It is based on the 1936 novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby. The BBC produced a TV adaptation in 2011.[3]
Cast
- Edna Best as Sarah Burton
- Ralph Richardson as Robert Carne
- Edmund Gwenn as Alfred Huggins
- Ann Todd as Madge Carne
- Marie Lohr as Mrs. Beddows
- Milton Rosmer as Alderman Snaith
- John Clements as Joe Astell
- Edward Lexy as Mr. Holly
- Joan Ellum as Lydia Holly
- Glynis Johns as Midge Carne (her first film appearance and was the last surviving cast member)
- Josephine Wilson as Mrs. Holly
- Gus McNaughton as Tadman
- Herbert Lomas as Castle
- Peggy Novak as Bessie Warbuckle
- Lewis Casson as Lord Sedgmire
- Felix Aylmer as Chairman of Council
- Jean Cadell as Miss Dry
- Skelton Knaggs as Reginald Aythorne
Production
Hugh Stewart who edited it called it "one of the very best scripts ever written".[5]
