Rent The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
3.5 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
- Young Viscount Tony Pym (David Tomlinson) 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 fiancée 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 (Tom Macaulay) - 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 (Cecil Parker)...
- Actors:
- Cecil Parker, A.E. Matthews, David Tomlinson, Lana Morris, Marjorie Fielding, Tom Macaulay, Joyce Carey, Helen Backlin, Gerald Anderson, Michael Brennan, Robert Cawdron, Cyril Chamberlain, Peggy Ann Clifford, Charles Cullum, Richard Dunn, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Bill Shine, Anthony Steel, Dervis Ward, John Wynn
- Directors:
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Producers:
- George H. Brown
- Writers:
- William Douglas-Home, Patrick Kirwan
- Aka:
- The Amazing Mr. Beecham
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Romance
- Collections:
- Drama Films & TV, Historical British Prime Ministers On Screen
