Hobson's Choice
First aired on Apr 19, 1954
70%
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
David Lean | Director
Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist
Wynyard Browne | Screenplay
Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction
David Lean | Producer
Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer
