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 Horatio 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

Julien Mitchell
Sam Minns

Gibb McLaughlin
Tudsbury

Philip Stainton
Denton

Dorothy Gordon
Ada Figgins

Madge Brindley
Mrs. Figgins

John Laurie
Dr. McFarlane

Raymond Huntley
Nathaniel Beenstock

Jack Howarth
Tubby Wadlow

Herbert C. Walton
Printer

Edie Martin
Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)

Leonard Sharp
Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)

Robert Brooks Turner
Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited)

David Lean
Director / Producer / Screenplay

John Armstrong
Costume Design

Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer

Peter Taylor
Editor

Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist

Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography

Wynyard Browne
Screenplay

Harold Brighouse
Theatre Play

Adrian Pryce-Jones
Assistant Director

Wilfred Shingleton
Art Direction

George Partleton
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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