Hobson's Choice (1954)
1h 47m
Running Time
April 19, 1954Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Charles Laughton
Henry Hobson
John Mills
William Mossop
Brenda De Banzie
Maggie Hobson
Daphne Anderson
Alice Hobson
Prunella Scales
Vicky Hobson
Richard Wattis
Albert Prosser
Derek Blomfield
Freddy Beenstock
Helen Haye
Mrs. Hepworth
Joseph Tomelty
Jim Heeler
Gibb McLaughlin
Tudsbury
Julien Mitchell
Sam Minns
David Lean
Director
Philip Stainton
Denton
Harold Brighouse
Writer
Dorothy Gordon
Ada Figgins
Madge Brindley
Mrs. Figgins
John Laurie
Dr. McFarlane
Norman Spencer
Writer
Raymond Huntley
Nathaniel Beenstock
Wynyard Browne
Writer
Jack Howarth
Tubby Wadlow
Herbert C. Walton
Printer
Malcolm Arnold
Composer
Jack Hildyard
Cinematographer
Edie Martin
Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)
Peter Taylor
Editor
Leonard Sharp
Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)
Robert Brooks Turner
Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited)
Wilfred Shingleton
Art Direction
John Armstrong
Costume Design
George Partleton
Makeup Artist
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 19, 1954
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
parent child relationship
marriage of convenience
northern england
marriage
drunk
shoe store
Wiki.
Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British romantic comedy film directed by David Lean. It is based on the 1916 play of the same name by Harold Brighouse. It stars Charles Laughton in the role of Victorian bootmaker Henry Hobson, John Mills as timid but highly talented employee Will Mossop, and Brenda de Banzie as Hobson's eldest, fiercely determined daughter. The film also features Prunella Scales in one of her first cinematic roles.
Hobson's Choice won the British Academy Film Award for Best British Film 1954.
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