South Riding 86 years old

South Riding

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.

Credits

South Riding Cast

Name Character
Felix Aylmer He was 49, 90 years old when he died as Chairman of Council
Glynis Johns She was 14, now 101 years old as Midge Carne
Ralph Richardson He was 35, 80 years old when he died as Robert Carne
Davina Craig She was 24, 68 years old when she died
Skelton Knaggs He was 27, 43 years old when he died as Reg. Aythorne
Ann Todd She was 29, 84 years old when she died as Madge Carne
Edna Best She was 38, 74 years old when she died as Sarah Barton
Marie Lohr She was 48, 84 years old when she died as Mrs. Beddows
Ralph Truman He was 38, 77 years old when he died as Nursing Home Doctor
Edmund Gwenn He was 60, 81 years old when he died as Alfred Huggins
Herbert Lomas He was 51, 74 years old when he died as Castle
Beckett Bould He was 57, 89 years old when he died as Foreman on Road Building Site
John Clements He was 28, 77 years old when he died as Joe Astell
Arthur Hambling He was 50, 64 years old when he died as Village Doctor
Gus McNaughton He was 57, 88 years old when he died as Tadman
Jean Cadell She was 53, 83 years old when she died as Miss Dry
Milton Rosmer He was 56, 90 years old when he died as Alderman Snaith
Edward Lexy He was 41, 72 years old when he died as Mr. Holly

South Riding Crew

Name Department
Harry Stradling Sr. as Director of Photography. He was 36 (68) years old when He died Camera
Victor Saville as Director. He was 42 (83) years old when He died Directing
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South Riding (86 years)

  • Release day: Monday, August 01, 1938
  • Runtime: 85 minutes