Summary:
A "Hobson's Choice," as any slang expert will tell you, is no choice at all. In this 1953 filmization of Harold Brighouse's 1915 play Hobson's Choice, hero John Mills finds after several reels of evidence to the contrary that he does have a choice over how he'll conduct his life after all. Mills is the assistant to domineering boot-shop owner Charles Laughton, who lords it ov... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Charles Laughton - (Henry Horatio Hobson)
John Mills - (Willie Mossop)
Brenda de Banzie - (Maggie Hobson)
Daphne Anderson - (Alice Hobson)
Prunella Scales - (Vicky Hobson)
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Review:
Hobson's Choice is one of director David Lean's best comedies, featuring a fine performance by Charles Laughton as the domineering boot-shop owner whose drunken behavior causes his family to rebel. Filmed on location in Salford, England, Hobson's Choice marvelously recreates the late Victorian era, and makes a credible stab at the lingu... Continue >>

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