Hobson's Choice

David Lean
1954-04-19

A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
7.4
108 min

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

Cast

Name Character Team
Charles Laughton Henry Horatio Hobson Unowned
John Mills William Mossop Unowned
Brenda De Banzie Maggie Hobson Unowned
Daphne Anderson Alice Hobson Unowned
Prunella Scales Vicky Hobson Unowned
Richard Wattis Albert Prosser Unowned
Derek Blomfield Freddy Beenstock Unowned
Helen Haye Mrs. Hepworth Unowned
Joseph Tomelty Jim Heeler Unowned
Julien Mitchell Sam Minns Unowned
Gibb McLaughlin Tudsbury Unowned
Philip Stainton Denton Unowned
Dorothy Gordon Ada Figgins Unowned
Madge Brindley Mrs. Figgins Unowned
John Laurie Dr. McFarlane Unowned
Raymond Huntley Nathaniel Beenstock Unowned
Jack Howarth Tubby Wadlow Unowned
Herbert C. Walton Printer Unowned
Edie Martin Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited) Unowned
Leonard Sharp Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Brooks Turner Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited) Unowned