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Hobson's Choice (1954)

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A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment

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

Director
David Lean
  • Profile picture of Charles Laughton
    Henry Horatio Hobson Charles Laughton
  • Profile picture of John Mills
    William Mossop John Mills
  • Profile picture of Brenda De Banzie
    Maggie Hobson Brenda De Banzie
  • Profile picture of Daphne Anderson
    Alice Hobson Daphne Anderson
  • Profile picture of Prunella Scales
    Vicky Hobson Prunella Scales
  • Profile picture of Richard Wattis
    Albert Prosser Richard Wattis
  • Profile picture of Derek Blomfield
    Freddy Beenstock Derek Blomfield
  • Profile picture of Helen Haye
    Mrs. Hepworth Helen Haye

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