Movie: The Chiltern Hundreds

Top 10 Billed 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

Tom Macaulay
Tom Macaulay

Cleghorn

Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey

Lady Caroline

Helen Backlin
Helen Backlin

June Farrell

Robert Cawdron
Robert Cawdron

Sergeant

Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain

Sentry

Peggy Ann Clifford
Peggy Ann Clifford

Mother

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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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    1949-09-27

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