The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

Released: 1949-09-27 Duration: 1hr 24min
Genres: Comedy
Rating 5.0

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...

Production Companies

Two Cities Films

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.095

Directed By

John Paddy Carstairs

Crew

Assistant Director
Peter Bolton
Continuity
Olga Brook
Assistant Art Director
Edward Marshall
Makeup Supervisor
Tony Sforzini
Production Manager
F. Sherwin Green
Sound Recordist
John W. Mitchell
Hair Supervisor
Vivienne Walker
Conductor
Muir Mathieson
Sound Recordist
Desmond Dew
Producer
George H. Brown
Art Direction
Ralph W. Brinton
Casting
Maude Spector
Costume Design
Eleanor Abbey
Editor
George Clark
Assistant Editor
Anne V. Coates
Original Music Composer
Benjamin Frankel
Director of Photography
Jack Hildyard
Production Manager
Herbert Smith

TOP 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

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

Anthony Steel
Anthony Steel

Adjutant

Joan Hopkins
Joan Hopkins

Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)

Gerald Andersen
Gerald Andersen

Mr. Brown

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