The Amazing Mr. Beecham

Original title: The Chiltern Hundreds

1949
Approved
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

127

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Comedy Romance

Young Viscount Tony Pym manages to get an army leave on the pretence of running for the Conservatives in the next local election. His only aim in fact is to marry June, a rich American heire... Read allYoung Viscount Tony Pym manages to get an army leave on the pretence of running for the Conservatives in the next local election. His only aim in fact is to marry June, a rich American heiress, before she returns to America. Due to unexpected circumstances, he is driven to take p... Read allYoung Viscount Tony Pym manages to get an army leave on the pretence of running for the Conservatives in the next local election. His only aim in fact is to marry June, a rich American heiress, before she returns to America. Due to unexpected circumstances, he is driven to take part in the election campaign but loses the vote. Humiliated, Tony must win June back so wh... Read all

Director
- John Paddy Carstairs
Writers
- William Douglas-Home
- Patrick Kirwan
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

127

YOUR RATING

Director
- John Paddy Carstairs
Writers
- William Douglas-Home
- Patrick Kirwan
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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The title of the film derives from the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, which is a position take by Members of Parliament in the UK in order to resign their seat. The process is an archaic but necessary one given that MPs are not technically legally allowed to resign their seat. Instead this uses the principle that MPs cannot hold a crown office office and therefore taking this office removes therefore them from being eligible for the position. A "Hundred" is an ancient administrative area (smaller in area than a shire) and the specific area this role is linked to is located in the Chiltern Hills of southern England.

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8/10

Not bad

Tony Pym comes back from the army to run for the town election, as the local member has been in his family for generations. Naturally. he's the first NOT to win! So the family, with the help of his on again/off again fiancee, set about rectifying this.

Watch out for the doddery old Earl, he's the most hilarious part of the movie, stuck in his own little world, not letting anyone answer the phone because the shadow of them crossing the window might disturb the rabbit he wants to shoot...and also for the young girl playing Tony's fiancee - a lovely young Lauren Bacall look-alike!