Henry Horatio Hobson
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Sep 19, 2024 · Arwen reviews “Hobson’s Choice” from 1954. What genre is this movie intended, and how does it land today? How does the patriarchy of the 1880s affect the lives of Hobson and his daughters? What was Maggie’s plan and how did she manage to pull it off? And hold on for an unprecedented look at the fashion choices of the film!
Sep 20, 2024 · In Hobson’s Choice (1954) Charles Laughton plays a boozy Victorian boot-maker who staggers out of the local pub late one night, suitably inebriated, and spies a reflection of the moon in the puddles of the Salford street outside.
Sep 8, 2024 · Equally charming and caustic, Hobson’s Choice, adapted from Harold Brighouse’s famous play, is filled to the brim with great performances and elegant, inventive camera work. Year: 1954 Time: 107 min.
Sep 26, 2024 · 'Hobson's Choice' is both a book and a play set in the north of England in 1880. Both parts of this quiz, however, are based on the film made in 1954, with a stellar cast who bring the pages of this popular novel to life.
Sep 11, 2024 · Kes (1969) Film4 1:05 PM: A poignant film about a working-class boy who finds solace and purpose in his bond with a kestrel, set against a backdrop of economic hardship and limited opportunities. Saturday, September 14th, 2024
Sep 9, 2024 · Harold Brighouse's Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts takes its title from a proverbial A well-known expression, originally from a proverb - a story with a moral. way of saying no choice at all. It is a play about a man whose attempts to control everything leave him totally powerless.
Sep 12, 2024 · The results were hilariously comic in the case of Hobson’s Choice (1954), for which Spencer urged Lean to forsake his initial casting choice, Roger Livesey, in favour of Charles Laughton. (Spencer also helped write the script, for which he shared a Bafta nomination with Lean and Wynyard Browne.)
