The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949
1h 24m
5.0

5.0/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy
Overview

Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for generations. The request is a ruse to enable Pym to marry his wealthy American fiancee while she's still in England, but his masterplan backfires when he finds himself swept into an election campaign and beaten by Labour's Mr Cleghorn – who is then made a peer. In an attempt to save face, Pym decides to stand again – as a socialist. It all proves too much for the Pyms' loyal, true-blue butler, Mr Beecham...

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Two Cities Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Keywords

political party butler socialism middle class based on play or musical parliament conservatism landed gentry

Quick Facts

Release Date September 27, 1949
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0041245

Cast

David Tomlinson
David Tomlinson

Lord Tony Pym

Lana Morris
Lana Morris

Bessie Sykes

Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker

Benjamin Beecham

Marjorie Fielding
Marjorie Fielding

Lady Lister

Tom Macaulay
Tom Macaulay

Cleghorn

Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

Helen Backlin
Helen Backlin

June Farrell

Robert Cawdron
Robert Cawdron

Sergeant

Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain

Sentry

Peggy Ann Clifford
Peggy Ann Clifford

Mother

Richard Dunn
Richard Dunn

Labour Agent

Ambrosine Phillpotts
Ambrosine Phillpotts

Lady Fielding

Key Crew

George H. Brown
Producer
William Douglas-Home
Writer
Patrick Kirwan
Writer
John Paddy Carstairs
Director