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Thumbnail for Hobson's Choice (1954) Hobson's Choice (1954)

Basics Critics:78Viewers:71Rusty:77
Category: Comedy, Drama, RomanceSub-Category: comedy-dramaNarrative location: ManchesterRuntime: 107 minutesLanguage: EnglishCountry: United KingdomDirector: David LeanScreenwriter: David LeanMusic: Malcolm ArnoldCinematography: Jack HildyardStars: Charles Laughton, Brenda De Banzie, John Mills, Prunella Scales, Richard Wattis, Helen Haye, Raymond HuntleyProducer: David LeanAwards won: Golden BearAward details: (details at IMDb)
Description

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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