South Riding

• Director: Victor Saville
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Urban Drama
• Themes: Down on Their Luck, Cons and Scams
• Main Cast: Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn, Ann Todd, John Clements, Milton Rosmer, Marie Lohr
• Release Year: 1938
• Country: US/UK
• Run Time: 84 minutes

Plot

Set in England in the early 1900s, South Riding is a political and personal drama about a nearly bankrupt estate owner who is trying to keep himself solvent by buying into a real estate plan which he doesn't realize is morally suspect. The original British cut of South Riding ran 90 minutes, but for its American release, several Depression-era scenes were cut from the print. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Edna Best - Sarah Burton
• Ralph Richardson - Robert Carne
• Edmund Gwenn - Alfred Huggins
• Ann Todd - Madge Carne
• John Clements - Joe Astell
• Milton Rosmer - Alderman Snaith
• Marie Lohr - Mrs. Beddows

Edward Lexy - Mr. Holly; Josephine Wilson - Mrs. Holly; Joan Ellum - Lydia Holly; Gus McNaughton - Tadman; Glynis Johns - Midge Carne; Herbert Lomas - Castle; Peggy Novak - Bessie Warbuckle; Lewis Casson - Lord Sedgemire; Felix Aylmer - Chairman of Council; Jean Cadell - Miss Dry; Davina Craig; Skelton Knaggs - Reg. Aythorne; Ralph Truman; Arthur Hambling; Laura Smithson - Mrs. Brimsley

Credit

Victor Saville - Director, Jack Dennis - Editor, Hugh Stewart - Editor, Richard Addinsell - Composer (Music Score), Muir Mathieson - Musical Direction/Supervision, Lazare Meerson - Production Designer, Harry Stradling - Cinematographer, Stanley Haynes - Producer, Alexander Korda - Producer, Victor Saville - Producer, Lawrence W. Butler - Special Effects, Edward Cohen - Special Effects, Donald Bull - Screenwriter, Ian Dalrymple - Screenwriter, Winifred Holtby - Book Author