The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

- Directed by
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man unexpectedly runs for Parliament in a rural English district. He gets tangled up in local politics and romantic misunderstandings with the people around him.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulchattygentlebreezycheerfulquirky
What happens
The Chiltern Hundreds (released in the U.S. as The Amazing Mr. Beecham) is a 1949 British politically-themed 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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