(The Chiltern Hundreds)

Content: 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...

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Comedy

Runtime:

84 minutes

Year:

1949

Directors:

John Paddy Carstairs

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Production companies:

Two Cities Films

Actors:

Lord Tony Pym

Bessie Sykes

Benjamin Beecham

Lady Lister

Cleghorn

Crews:

Assistant Director

Continuity

Assistant Art Director

Makeup Supervisor

Production Manager