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The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

Comedy
Release Date: 1949, September 27
Directors: John Paddy Carstairs
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Two Cities Films
Cast: David Tomlinson, Dervis Ward, Desmond Llewelyn, Michael Brennan, Laurence Naismith, Richard Wattis, Anthony Steel, Joyce Carey, A.E. Matthews, Bill Shine, Cyril Chamberlain, John Wynn

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...

Keywords:

based on play or musical butler socialism middle class parliament political party conservatism landed gentry