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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Cecil ParkerBenjamin Beecham
David TomlinsonLord Tony Pym
Marjorie FieldingLady ListerTom MacaulayCleghorn
Joyce CareyLady CarolineHelen BacklinJune FarrellGerald AndersonMr. BrownGerald AndersonSergeant
Robert CawdronSergeant
Cyril ChamberlainSentryPeggy Ann CliffordMother
Desmond LlewelynFirst Guardsman (uncredited)Keywords
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What is The Chiltern Hundreds about?
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...
How long is The Chiltern Hundreds?
The Chiltern Hundreds has a runtime of 84 minutes.