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  1. Oct 6, 2023 · Hobson’s Choice is a classic film that showcases the brilliant acting skills of Charles Laughton, who portrays the character of Henry Hobson, a proud and stubborn bootmaker in 19th century Salford, England.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Hobson’s Choice showcases Lean’s talent for comedy as he ruthlessly exploits Victorian attitudes to class, gender and marriage.

  5. 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
  6. Arwen reviews "Hobson's Choice" from 1954. What genre is this movie intended, and how does it land today?

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  8. Mar 8, 2016 · But Hobson’s Choice is richly enjoyable, a minor eccentric classic. Even with the two successful Dickens pictures already behind him, it now seems surprising – in view of what he went on to do – that Lean was drawn to a character-driven, largely indoors piece but he and his cinematographer, Jack Hildyard, make the material visually lively ...

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