The Chiltern Hundreds
5
84 minutes
9/27/1949
Overview
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...
Cast List
David Tomlinson
as Lord Tony Pym
Lana Morris
as Bessie Sykes
Cecil Parker
as Benjamin Beecham
Marjorie Fielding
as Lady Lister
Tom Macaulay
as Cleghorn
Joyce Carey
as Lady Caroline
Helen Backlin
as June Farrell
Robert Cawdron
as Sergeant
Cyril Chamberlain
as Sentry
Peggy Ann Clifford
as Mother
Richard Dunn
as Labour Agent
Ambrosine Phillpotts
as Lady Fielding
Bill Shine
as Reporter
Dervis Ward
as Driver
Desmond Llewelyn
as First Guardsman (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
as Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
as Vicar (uncredited)
John Wynn
as Second Guardsman
A.E. Matthews
as Lord Lister
Michael Brennan
as Sergeant
Charles Cullum
as Colonel
Anthony Steel
as Adjutant
Joan Hopkins
as Flower Show Attendee (uncredited)
Gerald Andersen
as Mr. Brown