The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

Title: The Chiltern Hundreds
Original Title: The Chiltern Hundreds
Release Date: 1949-09-27
Status: Released
Rating: 5/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Two Cities Films
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
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