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The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 27, 1949

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

50%

Original Title

The Chiltern Hundreds

Production Companies

Two Cities Films

Director

John Paddy Carstairs

Description

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...