Movie Description
The Chiltern Hundreds
(1949)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...
Featured Crew
- Director : John Paddy Carstairs
- Producer : George H. Brown
- Writer : William Douglas-Home,Patrick Kirwan
- Editor : George Clark
- Cast : David Tomlinson,Lana Morris,Cecil Parker,Marjorie Fielding,Tom Macaulay,Joyce Carey,Helen Backlin,Robert Cawdron,Cyril Chamberlain,Peggy Ann Clifford,Richard Dunn,Ambrosine Phillpotts,Bill Shine,Dervis Ward,Desmond Llewelyn,Laurence Naismith,Richard Wattis,John Wynn,A.E. Matthews,Michael Brennan,Charles Cullum,Anthony Steel,Joan Hopkins,Gerald Andersen
Cast
Lord Tony Pym
Bessie Sykes
Benjamin Beecham
Lady Lister
Cleghorn
Lady Caroline
June Farrell
Sergeant
Sentry
Mother
Labour Agent
Lady Fielding
Reporter
Driver
First Guardsman (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Vicar (uncredited)
Second Guardsman
Lord Lister
Sergeant
Colonel
Adjutant
Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)
Mr. Brown
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Facts
Original TitleThe Chiltern Hundreds
Status Released
Release Information
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1949-09-27
Original Language
Runtime 01h 24m
Production CompaniesTwo Cities Films
Genres
- Comedy
