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The Chiltern Hundreds

Movie 1949 TMDB 6.0/10 Released

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...

The Chiltern Hundreds is a movie first shown in 1949. Runtime is 84 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Comedy. TMDB score 6.0/10 from 5 votes.

84mRuntime
5TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
The Chiltern Hundreds
Release year
1949
Release date
September 27, 1949
Status
Released
Runtime
84 minutes
Genres
Comedy
Production companies
Two Cities Films
Director
John Paddy Carstairs
TMDB rating
6.0/10 (5 votes)
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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

T

Tom Macaulay

Cleghorn

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

H

Helen Backlin

June Farrell

R

Robert Cawdron

Sergeant

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Sentry

P

Peggy Ann Clifford

Mother

R

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)

J

John Wynn

Second Guardsman

Characters

  • Lord Tony Pym voiced by David Tomlinson
  • Bessie Sykes voiced by Lana Morris
  • Benjamin Beecham voiced by Cecil Parker
  • Lady Lister voiced by Marjorie Fielding
  • Cleghorn voiced by Tom Macaulay
  • Lady Caroline voiced by Joyce Carey
  • June Farrell voiced by Helen Backlin
  • Sergeant voiced by Robert Cawdron
  • Sentry voiced by Cyril Chamberlain
  • Mother voiced by Peggy Ann Clifford
  • Labour Agent voiced by Richard Dunn
  • Lady Fielding voiced by Ambrosine Phillpotts
  • Reporter voiced by Bill Shine
  • Driver voiced by Dervis Ward
  • First Guardsman (uncredited) voiced by Desmond Llewelyn
  • Reporter (uncredited) voiced by Laurence Naismith
  • Vicar (uncredited) voiced by Richard Wattis
  • Second Guardsman voiced by John Wynn

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