The Chiltern Hundreds
(1949)
September 27, 1949
(GB)
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Comedy
• 84m
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...
Director
John Paddy Carstairs
Writers
William Douglas-Home, Patrick Kirwan
Top Billed
David Tomlinson
Keywords
political party
butler
socialism
middle class
based on play or musical
parliament
conservatism
landed gentry
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
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