BRITISH FILMS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 September 1939, Page 4

BRITISH FILMS

THE TEN BEST. The best British firm released during 1928 was "Pygmalion." The best performance by an actor in a British film was that of Ralph Richardson in ‘South Riding." The best performance by an actress in a British film was that of Wendy Hiller in “Pygmalion.” These were the selections made by readers of “Film Weekly” in the antual ballot, the results of which have just been announced. Ten Best Films. 1. “Pygmalion." '2. "Sixty Glorious Years.” 3. “South Riding." 4. "The Lady Vanishes.” 5. “A Yank at Oxford.” 6. "The Drum.” 7. "Bank Holiday.” 8. “Housemaster.” 9. “The Edge of the World.” 10. "This Man is News.” Best Actors. 1. Ralph Richardson in “South Ridng." 2. Leslie Howard in “Pygmalion.” 3. Will Fyffe in “Owd Bob.” 4. Otto Cruger in “Housemaster.” 5. Anton Walbrook in “Sixty Glorious Years.” 3. Barry K. Barnes in "This Man is News.” 7. Robert Taylor in “A Yank it Oxford." 8. Charles Laughton in ‘Vessel of Wrath.” t 9. Emlyn Williams in “Dead Men Tell No Tales." 10. Lau'ence Olivier in "The Divorce of Lady X." Best Actresses. 1. Wendy Hiller in “Pygmalion.” 2. Anna Neagle in “Sixty Glorious Years.” 3. Margaret Lockwood in 'Bank Holiday.” 4. Edna Best in ; "South Riding.” 5. Nova Pilbeam in ; “Young and Innocent.” 6. Elsa Lan- 1

Chester in “Vessels of Wrath.” 7. Valerie Hobson in "This Man Is News.” 8. Diana Churchill in “Housemaster.” 9. Vivien Leigh in “A Yank at Oxford.” 10. Dame May Whitty in “The Lady Vanishes.”