The Chiltern Hundreds
The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949-09-27 - 84 minutes

5.00 / 10

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...

Screenplay

Assistant Director - Peter Bolton

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

Lord Tony Pym

Lana Morris

Lana Morris

Bessie Sykes

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Benjamin Beecham

Tom Macaulay

Tom Macaulay

Cleghorn

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

Helen Backlin

Helen Backlin

June Farrell

Richard Dunn

Richard Dunn

Labour Agent

Bill Shine

Bill Shine

Reporter

Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

First Guardsman (uncredited)

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Reporter (uncredited)

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Vicar (uncredited)

John Wynn

John Wynn

Second Guardsman

A.E. Matthews

A.E. Matthews

Lord Lister

Joan Hopkins

Joan Hopkins

Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)