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Hobson's Choice

(1954)

Comedy, Drama

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1hrs 47m

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.

Score

73

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Charles Laughton as Henry Horatio Hobson

Charles Laughton

** Henry Horatio Hobson

John Mills as William Mossop

John Mills

** William Mossop

Brenda De Banzie as Maggie Hobson

Brenda De Banzie

** Maggie Hobson

Daphne Anderson as Alice Hobson

Daphne Anderson

** Alice Hobson

Prunella Scales as Vicky Hobson

Prunella Scales

** Vicky Hobson

Richard Wattis as Albert Prosser

Richard Wattis

** Albert Prosser

Derek Blomfield as Freddy Beenstock

Derek Blomfield

** Freddy Beenstock

Helen Haye as Mrs. Hepworth

Helen Haye

** Mrs. Hepworth

Joseph Tomelty as Jim Heeler

Joseph Tomelty

** Jim Heeler

Julien Mitchell as Sam Minns

Julien Mitchell

** Sam Minns

Gibb McLaughlin as Tudsbury

Gibb McLaughlin

** Tudsbury

Philip Stainton as Denton

Philip Stainton

** Denton

Dorothy Gordon as Ada Figgins

Dorothy Gordon

** Ada Figgins

Madge Brindley as Mrs. Figgins

Madge Brindley

** Mrs. Figgins

John Laurie as Dr. McFarlane

John Laurie

** Dr. McFarlane

Raymond Huntley as Nathaniel Beenstock

Raymond Huntley

** Nathaniel Beenstock

Jack Howarth as Tubby Wadlow

Jack Howarth

** Tubby Wadlow

Herbert C. Walton as Printer

Herbert C. Walton

** Printer

Edie Martin as Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)

Edie Martin

** Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)

Leonard Sharp as Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)

Leonard Sharp

** Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)

Robert Brooks Turner as Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited)

Robert Brooks Turner

** Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited)

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