The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1949-09-27
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Production Company: Two Cities Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
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Summary

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