Movie
Hobson's Choice
Overview
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
Details
- Release date
- 1954-04-19
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- London Films Productions, British Lion Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charles Laughton as Henry Horatio 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
Crew
- David Lean - Director
- Wynyard Browne - Screenplay
- David Lean - Screenplay
- Norman Spencer - Screenplay
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