Hobson's Choice
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Hobson's Choice (1954)

U
19/04/1954 (GB)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
1h 47m

A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment

Overview

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.

  • David LeanDirector, Screenplay
  • Wynyard BrowneScreenplay
  • Norman SpencerScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • northern england
  • parent child relationship
  • marriage
  • based on play or musical
  • marriage of convenience
  • drunk
  • shoe store

Top Billed Cast

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Henry Horatio Hobson

John Mills

John Mills

William Mossop

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Maggie Hobson

Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson

Alice Hobson

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Vicky Hobson

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Albert Prosser

Derek Blomfield

Derek Blomfield

Freddy Beenstock

Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Mrs. Hepworth

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Jim Heeler

Julien Mitchell

Julien Mitchell

Sam Minns

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