The Chiltern Hundreds
1949 | 84m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | John Paddy Carstairs |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Patrick Kirwan, William Douglas-Home |
| Staring: |
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Sep 27, 1949 |
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| Director: | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Writer: | Patrick Kirwan, William Douglas-Home |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | butler, socialism, middle class, parliament, political party, based on play or musical, conservatism, landed gentry |
| Production Companies | Two Cities Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Tomlinson | Lord Tony Pym |
| Lana Morris | Bessie Sykes |
| Cecil Parker | Benjamin Beecham |
| Marjorie Fielding | Lady Lister |
| Tom Macaulay | Cleghorn |
| Joyce Carey | Lady Caroline |
| Helen Backlin | June Farrell |
| Robert Cawdron | Sergeant |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Sentry |
| Peggy Ann Clifford | Mother |
| Richard Dunn | Labour Agent |
| Ambrosine Phillpotts | Lady Fielding |
| Bill Shine | Reporter |
| Dervis Ward | Driver |
| Desmond Llewelyn | First Guardsman (uncredited) |
| Laurence Naismith | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Richard Wattis | Vicar (uncredited) |
| John Wynn | Second Guardsman |
| A.E. Matthews | Lord Lister |
| Michael Brennan | Sergeant |
| Charles Cullum | Colonel |
| Anthony Steel | Adjutant |
| Joan Hopkins | Flower Show Attendee (uncredited) |
| Gerald Andersen | Mr. Brown |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ralph W. Brinton | Art Direction |
| Maude Spector | Casting |
| Patrick Kirwan | Writer |
| William Douglas-Home | Writer |
| Eleanor Abbey | Costume Design |
| George Clark | Editor |
| Benjamin Frankel | Original Music Composer |
| Herbert Smith | Production Manager |
| F. Sherwin Green | Production Manager |
| Desmond Dew | Sound Recordist |
| John W. Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Peter Bolton | Assistant Director |
| Edward Marshall | Assistant Art Director |
| Olga Brook | Continuity |
| Tony Sforzini | Makeup Supervisor |
| Vivienne Walker | Hair Supervisor |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| John Paddy Carstairs | Director |
| Jack Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Anne V. Coates | Assistant Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| George H. Brown | Producer |
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