1949
5.0 (4 votes)
1h 24m
Genres
Comedy
Production Companies
Two Cities Films
The Chiltern Hundreds
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...
Key Crew
Writer: Patrick Kirwan, William Douglas-Home
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Producer: George H. Brown
Director of Photography: Jack Hildyard
