Hobson's Choice
“A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment”
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
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Cast
21 people
Charles Laughton
Henry Horatio Hobson
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Spartacus
John Mills
William Mossop
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
Brenda De Banzie
Maggie Hobson
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Pink Panther
Daphne Anderson
Alice Hobson
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
Captain Clegg
Prunella Scales
Vicky Hobson
Known for
Fawlty Towers
Howards End
Richard Wattis
Albert Prosser
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Prince and the Showgirl
Derek Blomfield
Freddy Beenstock
Also in
Persuasion
Read All About It
Helen Haye
Mrs. Hepworth
Known for
The 39 Steps
The Skin Game
Joseph Tomelty
Jim Heeler
Known for
Moby Dick
Devil Girl from Mars
Julien Mitchell
Sam Minns
Known for
The Sea Hawk
Gibb McLaughlin
Tudsbury
Known for
The Farmer's Wife
The Lavender Hill Mob
Philip Stainton
Denton
Known for
The Ladykillers
Mogambo
David Lean Director · Wynyard Browne Screenplay Norman Spencer Screenplay
Worldwide gross $210K · United States release June 14, 1954 · Produced in United Kingdom
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Worldwide gross
$210,000
Production
London Films Productions
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British Lion Films
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London Film Productions
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United Artists Pictures
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United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 19, 1954
Theatrical
United Kingdom · April 19, 1954
Theatrical
United States · June 14, 1954
Limited theatrical · New York City
Austria
February 1, 1955 · Theatrical
Germany
April 19, 1954 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 7, 1954 · Theatrical
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