Hobson's Choice (1954)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
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.

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Cast

Charles Laughton Charles Laughton As: Henry Horatio Hobson
John Mills John Mills As: William Mossop
Brenda De Banzie Brenda De Banzie As: Maggie Hobson
Daphne Anderson Daphne Anderson As: Alice Hobson
Prunella Scales Prunella Scales As: Vicky Hobson
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 19 April 1954

Country: GB

Runtime: 107m

Company Credits

Company: London Films Productions, British Lion Films

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Cast

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

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Jim Heeler

Julien Mitchell

Julien Mitchell

Sam Minns

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Tudsbury

Philip Stainton

Philip Stainton

Denton

Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon

Ada Figgins

Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley

Mrs. Figgins

John Laurie

John Laurie

Dr. McFarlane

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Nathaniel Beenstock

Jack Howarth

Jack Howarth

Tubby Wadlow

Herbert C. Walton

Herbert C. Walton

Printer

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)

Directed By

David Lean

David Lean

Director

Adrian Pryce-Jones

Adrian Pryce-Jones

Assistant Director

Maggie Unsworth

Maggie Unsworth

Continuity

Writing Credits

Harold Brighouse

Harold Brighouse

Theatre Play

Wynyard Browne

Wynyard Browne

Screenplay

David Lean

David Lean

Screenplay

Norman Spencer

Norman Spencer

Screenplay

Production Crew

David Lean

David Lean

Producer

John Palmer

John Palmer

Production Manager

Norman Spencer

Norman Spencer

Associate Producer

Margaret Townsend

Margaret Townsend

Production Secretary

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Tony Sforzini

Tony Sforzini

Makeup Artist

John Armstrong

John Armstrong

Costume Design

George Partleton

George Partleton

Makeup Artist

Julia Squire

Julia Squire

Costume Supervisor

Gladys Atkinson

Gladys Atkinson

Hairdresser

Sound

Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold

Original Music Composer

Ken Ritchie

Ken Ritchie

Boom Operator

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Music Director

Red Law

Red Law

Sound Recordist

Buster Ambler

Buster Ambler

Sound Recordist

John Cox

John Cox

Sound Supervisor

Barbara Hopkins

Barbara Hopkins

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jack Hildyard

Jack Hildyard

Director of Photography

Ray Hearne

Ray Hearne

Still Photographer

Peter Newbrook

Peter Newbrook

Camera Operator

Alan Hall

Alan Hall

Clapper Loader

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Wilfred Shingleton

Wilfred Shingleton

Art Direction

William Hutchinson

William Hutchinson

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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