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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Charles LaughtonHenry Horatio Hobson
John MillsWilliam Mossop
Brenda De BanzieMaggie Hobson
Daphne AndersonAlice Hobson
Joseph TomeltyJim Heeler
Richard WattisAlbert Prosser
Prunella ScalesVicky Hobson
Derek BlomfieldFreddy Beenstock
Helen HayeMrs. Hepworth
Julien MitchellSam Minns
Gibb McLaughlinTudsbury
Philip StaintonDentonKeywords
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What is Hobson's Choice about?
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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Hobson's Choice has a runtime of 107 minutes.
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