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The Chiltern Hundreds
The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds

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Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

27 September 1949

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson

Lord Tony Pym

Lana Morris

Lana Morris

Bessie Sykes

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Benjamin Beecham

Marjorie Fielding

Marjorie Fielding

Lady Lister

Tom Macaulay

Tom Macaulay

Cleghorn

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

Helen Backlin

Helen Backlin

June Farrell

Robert Cawdron

Robert Cawdron

Sergeant

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Sentry

Peggy Ann Clifford

Peggy Ann Clifford

Mother

Richard Dunn

Richard Dunn

Labour Agent

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Lady Fielding

Bill Shine

Bill Shine

Reporter

Dervis Ward

Dervis Ward

Driver

Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

First Guardsman (uncredited)

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Reporter (uncredited)

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Vicar (uncredited)

John Wynn

John Wynn

Second Guardsman

A.E. Matthews

A.E. Matthews

Lord Lister

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Sergeant

Charles Cullum

Charles Cullum

Colonel

Anthony Steel

Anthony Steel

Adjutant

Joan Hopkins

Joan Hopkins

Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)

Gerald Andersen

Gerald Andersen

Mr. Brown

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