Henry Horatio Hobson
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Within a year, they have not only paid off Mrs. Hepworth's loan and 20% interest, they have also wooed away nearly all of Hobson's high-class clientele. Under Maggie's tutelage, the meek and illiterate Willie is transforming into a confident man of business.
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.
- (8.9K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- David Lean
- 1954-04-19
1954, 9Honey Movies. 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.
- 108 min
Sep 25, 2023 · Maggie essentially gives her father a "Hobson's choice," a seemingly free choice that is no choice at all – he can either accept Maggie's terms and allow her to marry Will or risk...
- 108 min
- 40.5K
- Silver Screen Remaster
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.
- Henry Hobson
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...
Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) runs a successful bootmaker's shop in 19th-century Salford. A widower with a weakness for the pub opposite, he forcefully tries to run the lives of his three unruly daughters.
