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The Chiltern Hundreds

Genres

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...

Details

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

84 min

Release Date

1949-09-27

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

4

Vote Average

5

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

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

Cyril Chamberlain

Sentry

Peggy Ann Clifford

Mother

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

A.E. Matthews

Lord Lister

Michael Brennan

Sergeant

Charles Cullum

Colonel

Anthony Steel

Adjutant

Joan Hopkins

Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)

Gerald Andersen

Mr. Brown

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