South Riding

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. It was the film debut of a 15-year-old Glynis Johns. It is based on the 1936 novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby. The BBC produced a TV adaptation in 2011. Plot A squire becomes involved in local politics. 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 (first credited film appearance) 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".