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The plot tells the story of a feud between two affluent families, the long-established ( upper class ) Hillcrists, played by C. V. France, Helen Haye, and Jill Esmond, and the nouveau riche ( formerly working class ) Hornblowers, played by Edmund Gwenn, John Longden, and Frank Lawton.

Two underlying themes in the story are class warfare and the urbanization of the countryside.