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  1. David Lean’s impeccable adaptation of Harold Brighouse’s comedic play features terrific turns from Charles Laughton, John Mills and Brenda de Banzie. Hobson's Choice is a cheerful little...

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  2. Hobson's Choice is a cheerful little slice of death, warmed over and served with some lively comic sauces by Producer-Director David Lean and Actor Charles Laughton. Full Review | May 1,...

  3. Sep 12, 2024 · Equally charming and caustic, Hobson’s Choice, adapted from Harold Brighouse’s famous play, is filled to the brim with great performances and elegant, inventive camera work.

  4. Jan 1, 2012 · Running Time: 107 minutes. Certificate: U. Original Title: Hobson’s Choice. Charles Laughton gleefully chews up the scenery as the prosperous Victorian boot-maker who won't part with his...

  5. It has the flavour of music hall and silent movies, and it treats its characters, from the drunken patriarch Henry Hobson to the lowly boot hand Will Mossop, with huge affection, which is also the way BRB dances it.

  6. Feb 5, 2009 · An unsung comic triumph from David Lean, Hobson’s Choice stars the legendary Charles Laughton as the harrumphing Henry Hobson, the owner of a boot shop in late Victorian northern England.

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  8. Outraged at Maggie's challenge to his rule, Hobson refuses Maggie's one-choice option and the stage is set for a comic farce in which female servitude, patriarchal dominance, Victorian values, familial expectations and social standing are jauntily skewered in this classic British comedy.

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