Hobson's Choice (1954)

  • NR
  • 06/14/1954 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 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 Lean

Director, Screenplay

Wynyard Browne

Screenplay

Norman Spencer

Screenplay

Cast

Charles Laughton's headshot

Charles Laughton

Henry Horatio Hobson
John Mills's headshot

John Mills

William Mossop
Brenda De Banzie's headshot

Brenda De Banzie

Maggie Hobson
Daphne Anderson's headshot

Daphne Anderson

Alice Hobson
Prunella Scales's headshot

Prunella Scales

Vicky Hobson
Richard Wattis's headshot

Richard Wattis

Albert Prosser
Derek Blomfield's headshot

Derek Blomfield

Freddy Beenstock
Helen Haye's headshot

Helen Haye

Mrs. Hepworth

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