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Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
Apr 19, 1954 1h 47m
7.346
133 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Hobson's Choice
Companies London Films Productions, British Lion Films
Countries United Kingdom
Keywords northern england, parent child relationship, marriage, marriage of convenience, drunk, shoe store
Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Henry Horatio Hobson
John Mills

John Mills

William Mossop
Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Maggie Hobson
Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson

Alice Hobson
Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Vicky Hobson
Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Albert Prosser
Derek Blomfield

Derek Blomfield

Freddy Beenstock
Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Mrs. Hepworth
Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley

Mrs. Figgins
John Laurie

John Laurie

Dr. McFarlane
Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Nathaniel Beenstock
Jack Howarth

Jack Howarth

Tubby Wadlow
Edie Martin

Edie Martin

Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp

Leonard Sharp

Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)
Robert Brooks Turner

Robert Brooks Turner

Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited)