The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
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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Cast

David Tomlinson David Tomlinson As: Lord Tony Pym
Lana Morris Lana Morris As: Bessie Sykes
Cecil Parker Cecil Parker As: Benjamin Beecham
Marjorie Fielding Marjorie Fielding As: Lady Lister
Tom Macaulay Tom Macaulay As: Cleghorn
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Storyline

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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Certification: G

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Genres: Comedy

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Release Date: 27 September 1949

Country: GB

Runtime: 84m

Company Credits

Company: Two Cities Films

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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

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Sentry

Peggy Ann Clifford

Peggy Ann Clifford

Mother

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

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Sergeant

Charles Cullum

Charles Cullum

Colonel

Anthony Steel

Anthony Steel

Adjutant

Joan Hopkins

Joan Hopkins

Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)

Gerald Andersen

Gerald Andersen

Mr. Brown

Directed By

Peter Bolton

Peter Bolton

Assistant Director

Olga Brook

Olga Brook

Continuity

John Paddy Carstairs

John Paddy Carstairs

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

F. Sherwin Green

F. Sherwin Green

Production Manager

George H. Brown

George H. Brown

Producer

Maude Spector

Maude Spector

Casting

Herbert Smith

Herbert Smith

Production Manager

Edited By

George Clark

George Clark

Editor

Anne V. Coates

Anne V. Coates

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Tony Sforzini

Tony Sforzini

Makeup Supervisor

Vivienne Walker

Vivienne Walker

Hair Supervisor

Eleanor Abbey

Eleanor Abbey

Costume Design

Sound

Desmond Dew

Desmond Dew

Sound Recordist

John W. Mitchell

John W. Mitchell

Sound Recordist

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

Benjamin Frankel

Benjamin Frankel

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jack Hildyard

Jack Hildyard

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Edward Marshall

Edward Marshall

Assistant Art Director

Ralph W. Brinton

Ralph W. Brinton

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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