Movie Description
Hobson's Choice
(1954)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : David Lean
- Producer : David Lean
- Editor : Peter Taylor
- Cast : Charles Laughton,John Mills,Brenda De Banzie,Daphne Anderson,Prunella Scales,Richard Wattis,Derek Blomfield,Helen Haye,Joseph Tomelty,Julien Mitchell,Gibb McLaughlin,Philip Stainton,Dorothy Gordon,Madge Brindley,John Laurie,Raymond Huntley,Jack Howarth,Herbert C. Walton,Edie Martin,Leonard Sharp,Robert Brooks Turner
Cast
Henry Horatio Hobson
William Mossop
Maggie Hobson
Alice Hobson
Vicky Hobson
Albert Prosser
Freddy Beenstock
Mrs. Hepworth
Jim Heeler
Sam Minns
Tudsbury
Denton
Ada Figgins
Mrs. Figgins
Dr. McFarlane
Nathaniel Beenstock
Tubby Wadlow
Printer
Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)
Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)
Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleHobson's Choice
Status Released
Release Information
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1954-04-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 47m
Production CompaniesLondon Films Productions,British Lion Films
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
