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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.
South Riding (Victor Saville, 1938) 8/10. Winifred Holtby's sprawling book - a panoramic portrait about Yorkshire, its people and politics - came out after the author's death. Saville's perceptive film adaptation captures the delicate nuances of the County's rural community struggling with the effects of the depression.
- Victor Saville
Synopsis by Tom Ciampoli. The arrival of a progressive headmistress shakes up an all-girls' school in 1930's Britain, in this production which originally aired as a miniseries on BBC.
- Victor Saville
South Riding. Year. 1938. Running time. 85 min. Country. United Kingdom. Director. Victor Saville. Screenwriter. Ian Dalrymple, Donald Bull. Novel: Winifred Holtby. Cast. Music. Richard Addinsell. Cinematography. Harry Stradling Sr. (B&W) Producer. Victor Saville, London Films. Genre. Drama. Romance. Synopsis.
A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress. Victor Saville. Director. Winifred Holtby. Novel. Donald Bull. Screenplay. Ian Dalrymple. Screenplay.
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 ...
South Riding: Directed by Victor Saville. With Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn, Ann Todd. 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.
