The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
Synopsis
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...
Release Date: 1949-09-27
Runtime: 84 minutes
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Top Cast
- David Tomlinson as Lord Tony Pym
- Lana Morris as Bessie Sykes
- Cecil Parker as Benjamin Beecham
- Marjorie Fielding as Lady Lister
- Tom Macaulay as Cleghorn
- Joyce Carey as Lady Caroline
- Helen Backlin as June Farrell
- Robert Cawdron as Sergeant
- Cyril Chamberlain as Sentry
- Peggy Ann Clifford as Mother
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