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...
Cast
David Tomlinson
Lord Tony Pym
Lana Morris
Bessie Sykes
Cecil Parker
Benjamin Beecham
Marjorie Fielding
Lady Lister
Joyce Carey
Lady Caroline
Cyril Chamberlain
Sentry
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Lady Fielding
Bill Shine
Reporter
Dervis Ward
Driver
Desmond Llewelyn
First Guardsman (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
Vicar (uncredited)
A.E. Matthews
Lord Lister
Michael Brennan
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