The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

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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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Runtime: 91 mins Rating: 0.0

Cast

David Tomlinson

Lord Tony Pym

Desmond Llewelyn

Second Guardsman

Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

Cecil Parker

Gr/Cpt Bascombe

Laurence Naismith

Reporter

Dervis Ward

Driver

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Richard Wattis

Vicar