Hobson's Choice
A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
1954 | 107m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David Lean |
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| Writer: | David Lean, Norman Spencer, Wynyard Browne |
| Staring: |
| 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 declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 19, 1954 |
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| Director: | David Lean |
| Writer: | David Lean, Norman Spencer, Wynyard Browne |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, marriage of convenience, northern england, marriage, drunk, shoe store |
| Production Companies | British Lion Films, London Films Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Laughton | Henry Horatio Hobson |
| John Mills | William Mossop |
| Brenda De Banzie | Maggie Hobson |
| Daphne Anderson | Alice Hobson |
| Prunella Scales | Vicky Hobson |
| Richard Wattis | Albert Prosser |
| Derek Blomfield | Freddy Beenstock |
| Helen Haye | Mrs. Hepworth |
| Joseph Tomelty | Jim Heeler |
| Julien Mitchell | Sam Minns |
| Gibb McLaughlin | Tudsbury |
| Philip Stainton | Denton |
| Dorothy Gordon | Ada Figgins |
| Madge Brindley | Mrs. Figgins |
| John Laurie | Dr. McFarlane |
| Raymond Huntley | Nathaniel Beenstock |
| Jack Howarth | Tubby Wadlow |
| Herbert C. Walton | Printer |
| Edie Martin | Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited) |
| Leonard Sharp | Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited) |
| Robert Brooks Turner | Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Lean | Screenplay, Director |
| Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Taylor | Editor |
| George Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| John Palmer | Production Manager |
| Ken Ritchie | Boom Operator |
| Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| John Cox | Sound Supervisor |
| William Hutchinson | Assistant Art Director |
| Barbara Hopkins | Sound |
| Harold Brighouse | Theatre Play |
| John Armstrong | Costume Design |
| Adrian Pryce-Jones | Assistant Director |
| Norman Spencer | Screenplay |
| Ray Hearne | Still Photographer |
| Peter Newbrook | Camera Operator |
| Red Law | Sound Recordist |
| Maggie Unsworth | Continuity |
| Wynyard Browne | Screenplay |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction |
| Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist |
| Margaret Townsend | Production Secretary |
| Julia Squire | Costume Supervisor |
| Buster Ambler | Sound Recordist |
| Gladys Atkinson | Hairdresser |
| Alan Hall | Clapper Loader |
| Jack Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Lean | Producer |
| Norman Spencer | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 434 | 677 |