The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
The Chiltern Hundreds
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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David Tomlinson
as Lord Tony Pym
as Lord Tony Pym
Lana Morris
as Bessie Sykes
as Bessie Sykes
Cecil Parker
as Benjamin Beecham
as Benjamin Beecham
Marjorie Fielding
as Lady Lister
as Lady Lister
Tom Macaulay
as Cleghorn
as Cleghorn
Joyce Carey
as Lady Caroline
as Lady Caroline
Helen Backlin
as June Farrell
as June Farrell
Robert Cawdron
as Sergeant
as Sergeant
Cyril Chamberlain
as Sentry
as Sentry
Peggy Ann Clifford
as Mother
as Mother
Richard Dunn
as Labour Agent
as Labour Agent
Ambrosine Phillpotts
as Lady Fielding
as Lady Fielding
Bill Shine
as Reporter
as Reporter
Dervis Ward
as Driver
as Driver
Desmond Llewelyn
as First Guardsman (uncredited)
as First Guardsman (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
as Vicar (uncredited)
as Vicar (uncredited)
John Wynn
as Second Guardsman
as Second Guardsman
A.E. Matthews
as Lord Lister
as Lord Lister
Michael Brennan
as Sergeant
as Sergeant
Charles Cullum
as Colonel
as Colonel
Anthony Steel
as Adjutant
as Adjutant
Joan Hopkins
as Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)
as Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)
Gerald Andersen
as Mr. Brown
as Mr. Brown
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Peter Bolton
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Olga Brook
Continuity
Continuity
Edward Marshall
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
F. Sherwin Green
Production Manager
Production Manager
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Vivienne Walker
Hair Supervisor
Hair Supervisor
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Conductor
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
George H. Brown
Producer
Producer
William Douglas-Home
Writer
Writer
Patrick Kirwan
Writer
Writer
Ralph W. Brinton
Art Direction
Art Direction
Maude Spector
Casting
Casting
John Paddy Carstairs
Director
Director
Eleanor Abbey
Costume Design
Costume Design
George Clark
Editor
Editor
Anne V. Coates
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Benjamin Frankel
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Herbert Smith
Production Manager
Production Manager
