Hobson's Choice (1954)
A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
108 min
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
- Release date
- February 19, 1954
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Box office
- $210,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Charles Laughton as Henry Hobson
- John Mills as William Mossop
- Brenda de Banzie as Maggie Hobson
- Daphne Anderson as Alice Hobson
- Prunella Scales as Vicky Hobson
- Richard Wattis as Albert Prosser
- Derek Blomfield as Freddy Beenstock
- Helen Haye as Mrs. Hepworth
- Joseph Tomelty as Jim Heeler
- Julien Mitchell as Sam Minns
- Gibb McLaughlin as Tudsbury
- Philip Stainton as Denton
- Dorothy Gordon as Ada Figgins
- Madge Brindley as Mrs. Figgins
- John Laurie as Dr. McFarlane
- Raymond Huntley as Nathaniel Beenstock
- Herbert C. Walton as Printer
- Edie Martin as Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)
- Leonard Sharp as Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)
Crew
- David Lean · Director
- Harold Brighouse · Writer
- David Lean · Writer
- Norman Spencer · Writer
- Wynyard Browne · Writer
- David Lean · Producer
- Malcolm Arnold · Composer
- Jack Hildyard · Cinematographer
- Peter Taylor · Editor