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Synopsis
A "Hobson's Choice," as any slang expert will tell you, is no choice at all. In this 1953 filmization of Harold Brighouse's 1915 play Hobson's Choice, hero John Mills finds after several reels of evidence to the contrary that he does have a choice over how he'll conduct his life after all. Mills is the assistant to domineering boot-shop owner Charles Laughton, who lords it over his employees and three daughters by day, then tumbles through the streets of London on a drunk every night. Laughton's "old-maid" daughter Brenda DeBanzie breaks free of her father's tyranny, marries Mills, and together with her new husband sets up a rival boot shop when Laughton refuses her a dowry. Father rants and raves, but finally agrees to a merger with his daughter that will assure Mills a large measure of freedom over managing things. The winner of the British Film Institute "Best Film" award of 1954, Hobson's Choice chalked up another international success for director David Lean. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Daphne Anderson Alice Hobson
Derek Blomfield Freddy Breenstock
Madge Brindley Mrs. Figgins
Brenda de Banzie Maggie Hobson
Dorothy Gordon Ada Figgins
Helen Haye Mrs. Hepworth
Raymond Huntley Nathaniel Beenstock
John Laurie Dr. MacFarlane
Gibb McLaughlin Tudsbury
Julien Mitchell Sam Minns
Prunella Scales Vicky Hobson
Philip Stainton Denton
Joseph Tomelty Jim Heeler
Richard Wattis Albert Presser
Charles Laughton Henry Horatio Hobson
John Mills Willie Mossop
Herbert C. Walton Printer
Jack Howarth Tubby Wadlow

Production Crew

Jack Hildyard Cinematographer
Malcolm Arnold Composer (Music Score)
John Armstrong Costume Designer
David Lean Director
Peter Taylor Editor
Muir Mathieson Musical Direction/Supervision
Harold Brighouse Play Author
David Lean Producer
Wilfred Shingleton Production Designer
David Lean Screenwriter
Norman Spencer Screenwriter
Norman Spencer Screenwriter
Wynyard Browne Screenwriter
Year: 1953
Runtime: 102
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Produced by
British Lion Films
London Films
United Artists

Awards
1954 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
1954 - Golden Bear - Berlin International Film Festival
1954 - Best British Film - British Academy of Film and Television