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Oct 6, 2023 · Hobson’s Choice delves into the relationship between Henry Hobson and his daughters. It highlights the struggle between parental expectations and individual aspirations. The film showcases the importance of self-belief and determination.
Dyspeptic, over-bearing, chauvinistic and a fully fledged dipsomaniac, Henry Hobson is intent on marrying off his two younger daughters - Alice (Daphne Anderson) and Vicky (Prunella Scales) - while the eldest, Maggie (Brenda De Banzie), whom he deems to be "a bit on the ripe side" for marriage at 30, is expected to live out her days keeping ...
It stars Charles Laughton in the role of Victorian bootmaker Henry Hobson, John Mills as timid but highly talented employee Will Mossop, and Brenda de Banzie as Hobson's eldest, fiercely determined daughter. The film also features Prunella Scales in one of her first cinematic roles.
Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton), a British widower, is the overbearing owner of a shoe shop. His three daughters -- Alice, Vicky and Maggie (Brenda De Banzie) -- work for him and all are eager to...
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- Charles Laughton
- David Lean
- London Film Production
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.
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Although Hobson is happy to offload his younger daughters, he acknowledges that his eldest, the headstrong but intelligent and hardworking Maggie, who has adopted the matriarchal role in the absence of a mother figure, is far too useful to lose and so selfishly attempts to scupper her marriage prospects.
