The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds

Release date : September 27, 1949
Runtime : 1h 24m
Countries of origin : United Kingdom /
Original Language :
Director : John Paddy Carstairs /
Production companies : Two Cities Films /
September 27, 1949 1h 24m United Kingdom Comedy More
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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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David Tomlinson
Lord Tony Pym
Lana Morris
Bessie Sykes
Cecil Parker
Benjamin Beecham
Marjorie Fielding
Lady Lister
Tom Macaulay
Cleghorn
Joyce Carey
Lady Caroline
Helen Backlin
June Farrell
Robert Cawdron
Sergeant
Richard Dunn
Labour Agent
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Lady Fielding
Bill Shine
Reporter
Dervis Ward
Driver
Desmond Llewelyn
First Guardsman (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
Vicar (uncredited)
John Wynn
Second Guardsman

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  • title:The Chiltern Hundreds
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1949
  • Runtime:1h 24m
  • Genres: Comedy ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language:
  • Director: John Paddy Carstairs /
  • Writers: Patrick Kirwan · William Douglas-Home ·
  • Production companies: Two Cities Films ·
  • 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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