The Chiltern Hundreds
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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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Cast
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David Tomlinson
Lord Tony Pym
Known for
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Lana Morris
Bessie Sykes
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Cecil Parker
Benjamin Beecham
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Marjorie Fielding
Lady Lister
Known for
The Lavender Hill Mob
Tom Macaulay
Cleghorn
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Joyce Carey
Lady Caroline
Known for
Brief Encounter
Blithe Spirit
Helen Backlin
June Farrell
Also in
The Concert
Robert Cawdron
Sergeant
Known for
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Cyril Chamberlain
Sentry
Known for
Carry On Teacher
Two-Way Stretch
Peggy Ann Clifford
Mother
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The One That Got Away
Richard Dunn
Labour Agent
Also in
The Woman in Question
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Ambrosine Phillpotts
Lady Fielding
Known for
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Carry On Cabby
John Paddy Carstairs Director · William Douglas-Home Writer Patrick Kirwan Writer
United States release December 24, 1949 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Two Cities Films
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 27, 1949
Theatrical
United States · December 24, 1949
Theatrical
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