The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

09/27/1949 (GB) • 1h 24m

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...

Top Billed Cast

David Tomlinson

Lord Tony Pym

Lana Morris

Bessie Sykes

Cecil Parker

Benjamin Beecham

Tom Macaulay

Cleghorn

Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

Helen Backlin

June Farrell


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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

political party

butler

socialism

middle class

based on play or musical

parliament

conservatism

landed gentry

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