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The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : John Paddy Carstairs

Synopsis

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...

Actors

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
Richard Dunn
Richard Dunn
Labour Agent
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Lady Fielding
Bill Shine
Bill Shine
Reporter
Dervis Ward
Dervis Ward
Driver
Desmond Llewelyn
Desmond Llewelyn
First Guardsman (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith
Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
Vicar (uncredited)
John Wynn
John Wynn
Second Guardsman
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
Lord Lister
Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan
Sergeant
Charles Cullum
Charles Cullum
Colonel
Anthony Steel
Anthony Steel
Adjutant
Joan Hopkins
Joan Hopkins
Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)
Gerald Andersen
Gerald Andersen
Mr. Brown

Crews

John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs
Director
William Douglas-Home
William Douglas-Home
Writer
Patrick Kirwan
Patrick Kirwan
Writer
George H. Brown
George H. Brown
Producer
George Clark
George Clark
Editor
Maude Spector
Maude Spector
Casting
Ralph W. Brinton
Ralph W. Brinton
Art Direction
Eleanor Abbey
Eleanor Abbey
Costume Design
Jack Hildyard
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Benjamin Frankel
Benjamin Frankel
Original Music Composer
Herbert Smith
Herbert Smith
Production Manager
F. Sherwin Green
F. Sherwin Green
Production Manager
Desmond Dew
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
John W. Mitchell
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Peter Bolton
Peter Bolton
Assistant Director
Edward Marshall
Edward Marshall
Assistant Art Director
Olga Brook
Olga Brook
Continuity
Tony Sforzini
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Supervisor
Vivienne Walker
Vivienne Walker
Hair Supervisor
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Anne V. Coates
Anne V. Coates
Assistant Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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