The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

1949-09-27 United Kingdom 84 Min. PG-13
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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...

Cast

David Tomlinson is Lord Tony Pym
Lord Tony Pym
Lana Morris is Bessie Sykes
Bessie Sykes
Cecil Parker is Benjamin Beecham
Benjamin Beecham
Marjorie Fielding is Lady Lister
Tom Macaulay is Cleghorn
Cleghorn
Joyce Carey is Lady Caroline
Lady Caroline
Helen Backlin is June Farrell
June Farrell
Robert Cawdron is Sergeant
Richard Dunn is Labour Agent
Labour Agent
Ambrosine Phillpotts is Lady Fielding