Poster for Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954, comedy, drama

107 minutes

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. When he...

Last rated on

?

Recommended

?

based on 0 users

7.0

based on 1 critic

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

Joseph Tomelty

Jim Heeler

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Albert Prosser

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Vicky Hobson

Derek Blomfield

Derek Blomfield

Freddy Beenstock

Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Mrs. Hepworth

Julien Mitchell

Julien Mitchell

Sam Minns

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Tudsbury

Dorothy Gordon

Ada Figgins

Madge Brindley

Mrs. Figgins

John Laurie

John Laurie

Dr. McFarlane

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Nathaniel Beenstock

Jack Howarth

Tubby Wadlow

Crew

Art

Wilfred Shingleton

Art direction

William Hutchinson

Assistant art director

Camera

Peter Newbrook

Camera operator

Ray Hearne

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

John Armstrong

Costume design

Julia Squire

Costume supervisor

Tony Sforzini

Makeup artist

George Partleton

Makeup artist

Directing

David Lean

David Lean

Director

Editing

Peter Taylor

Editor

Production

Norman Spencer

Associate producer

David Lean

David Lean

Producer

Sound

Ken Ritchie

Boom operator

Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold

Original music composer

Buster Ambler

Sound recordist

Red Law

Sound recordist

Writing

What is Veboli?

Veboli provides personal movie advice, so you can easily choose the right movie to watch. Learn more

Stay up to date?

Read the Veboli blog

Instagram
Instagram
LinkedIn
Twitter

Got a question?

Send us a message

English

Largescale poster for Hobson's Choice

Distribution

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Distribution

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0