Classic 1949 British farce! A Viscount manages to escape National Service by pretending to run for election. His cunning plan backfires, however, when his campaign is taken seriously! With Cecil Parker.   Few actors could be better suited than David Tomlinson for the role of a doltish viscount unintentionally entangled in politics, and this brisk 1949 satire was a huge success both for the accomplished character player and his similarly gifted co-stars, Cecil Parker and eighty-year-old film veteran A.E. Matthews. 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. This is just a cunning scheme to enable him to marry his wealthy American fiancée while she\'s still in England, but his master plan 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. Cecil Parker stars. For even more vintage comedies, read our blog feature on 11 of our favourites! Running Time: 91 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 05/05/2014