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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...
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John Paddy Carstairs profile
John Paddy Carstairs

Director

Cast

David Tomlinson profile
David Tomlinson

Lord Tony Pym

Lana Morris profile
Lana Morris

Bessie Sykes

Cecil Parker profile
Cecil Parker

Benjamin Beecham

Marjorie Fielding profile
Marjorie Fielding

Lady Lister

Tom Macaulay profile
Tom Macaulay

Cleghorn

Joyce Carey profile
Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

Helen Backlin profile
Helen Backlin

June Farrell

Robert Cawdron profile
Robert Cawdron

Sergeant

Cyril Chamberlain profile
Cyril Chamberlain

Sentry

Peggy Ann Clifford profile
Peggy Ann Clifford

Mother

Richard Dunn profile
Richard Dunn

Labour Agent

Ambrosine Phillpotts profile
Ambrosine Phillpotts

Lady Fielding

David Tomlinson profile
David Tomlinson

Lord Tony Pym

Lana Morris profile
Lana Morris

Bessie Sykes

Cecil Parker profile
Cecil Parker

Benjamin Beecham

Marjorie Fielding profile
Marjorie Fielding

Lady Lister

Tom Macaulay profile
Tom Macaulay

Cleghorn

Joyce Carey profile
Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

Helen Backlin profile
Helen Backlin

June Farrell

Robert Cawdron profile
Robert Cawdron

Sergeant

Cyril Chamberlain profile
Cyril Chamberlain

Sentry

Peggy Ann Clifford profile
Peggy Ann Clifford

Mother

Richard Dunn profile
Richard Dunn

Labour Agent

Ambrosine Phillpotts profile
Ambrosine Phillpotts

Lady Fielding

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Release Date

September 27, 1949

Original Language

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$0.00

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