1954
7.3 (144 votes)
1h 47m
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Production Companies
London Films Productions
British Lion Films
British Lion Films
Hobson's Choice
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.
Key Crew
Director: David Lean
Screenplay: Wynyard Browne, David Lean, Norman Spencer
Producer: David Lean
Director of Photography: Jack Hildyard
Top Cast
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
Videos
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