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The Chiltern Hundreds is a film of genre Comedy directed by John Paddy Carstairs released in USA on 24 december 1949 with Cecil Parker
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 december 1949
Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
Themes Films based on plays
Rating60%
The Chiltern Hundreds (also known under the title The Amazing Mr. Beecham) is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, adapting William Douglas Home's 1947 play of the same name and starring Lana Morris, David Tomlinson and Cecil Parker.
Synopsis
Viscount Pym (David Tomlinson) - whilst on National Service - gets leave from the British Army on the pretext of standing for Parliament as a Conservative Party candidate in his home constituency, held by his family for generations. The request is a ruse to enable Pym to marry his wealthy American fiancée June Farrell (Helen Backlin) while she's still in England and before she has to return home to America. His master plan backfires when he finds himself swept into the election campaign and beaten by the more politically experienced Mr Cleghorn (Tom Macaulay), the Labour Party candidate.Actors
Cecil Parker
(Benjamin Beecham)
A. E. Matthews
(Earl of Lister)
David Tomlinson
(Lord Tony Pym)
Lana Morris
(Bessie Sykes)
Joyce Carey
(Lady Caroline)
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