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Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

7.4/10

April 19, 1954

108 minutes

David Lean

Comedy Drama Romance

Overview

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

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Movie Details

Release Date

April 19, 1954

Runtime

108 minutes

Director

David Lean

Rating

7.4/10

Production Companies

London Films Productions British Lion Films

Trailer

Hobson's Choice (1954) Trailer

Cast

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Henry Horatio Hobson

John Mills

John Mills

William Mossop

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Maggie Hobson

Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson

Alice Hobson

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Vicky Hobson

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Albert Prosser

Derek Blomfield

Derek Blomfield

Freddy Beenstock

Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Mrs. Hepworth

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Jim Heeler

Julien Mitchell

Julien Mitchell

Sam Minns

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Tudsbury

Philip Stainton

Denton

Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon

Ada Figgins

Madge Brindley

Mrs. Figgins

John Laurie

John Laurie

Dr. McFarlane

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Nathaniel Beenstock

Jack Howarth

Tubby Wadlow

Herbert C. Walton

Printer

Edie Martin

Edie Martin

Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)

Leonard Sharp

Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)