Hobson's Choice (1954)
Starring Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie
Directed by David Lean
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.
Runtime: 107 min.
Rating: 7.5
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Comedy,Drama
Keywords: parent child relationship,marriage of convenience,northern england,marriage,drunk,shoe store
Cast
Henry Horatio Hobson
William Mossop
Maggie Hobson
Alice Hobson
Jim Heeler
Albert Prosser
Vicky Hobson
Freddy Beenstock
Mrs. Hepworth
Sam Minns
Tudsbury
Denton
Ada Figgins
Mrs. Figgins
Dr. McFarlane
Nathaniel Beenstock
Tubby Wadlow
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