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Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British romantic comedy film directed by David Lean. It is based on the 1916 play of the same name by Harold Brighouse. It stars Charles Laughton in the role of Victorian bootmaker Henry Hobson, Brenda de Banzie as his eldest daughter and John Mills as a timid employee.
Hobson's Choice: Directed by David Lean. With Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Daphne Anderson. Widower Henry Hobson refuses to let his three daughters get married because he doesn't want to pay settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
An unsung comic triumph from David Lean, Hobson’s Choice stars the legendary Charles Laughton as the harrumphing Henry Hobson, the owner of a boot shop in late Victorian northern England.
Hobson’s Choice. A selfish, overbearing owner of a boot shoop in the 1890’s who is used to being tended to by his three subservient daughters is awakened when his eldest decides to take matter into her own hands. Starring: Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie. Contains: Adult Themes
Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton), a British widower, is the overbearing owner of a shoe shop. His three daughters -- Alice, Vicky and Maggie (Brenda De Banzie) -- work for him and all are eager to...
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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.
Feb 20, 2008 · Hobson's Choice (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Dealing Husbands Widower, merchant and father Henry (Charles Laughton) is dominating his daughters (Brenda De Banzie, Daphne Anderson, Prunella Scales) when customer Mrs. Hepworth (Helen Haye) insists on meeting cobbler Willie (John Mills) in David Lean's Hobson's Choice, 1954.
