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Overview
Release Date:
19 April 1954 (Denmark) moreTagline:
A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy EntertainmentPlot:
Henry Hobson runs a successful bootmaker's shop in nineteenth-century Salford. A widower with a weakness for the pub opposite... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
superb Northern comedy moreUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. May 19 | 8:00 PM | TCM |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charles Laughton | ... | Henry Horatio Hobson | |
| John Mills | ... | Willie Mossop | |
| Brenda De Banzie | ... | Maggie Hobson | |
| Daphne Anderson | ... | Alice Hobson | |
| Prunella Scales | ... | Vicky Hobson | |
| Richard Wattis | ... | Albert Prosser | |
| Derek Blomfield | ... | Freddy Beenstock | |
| Helen Haye | ... | Mrs. Hepworth | |
| Joseph Tomelty | ... | Jim Heeler | |
| Julien Mitchell | ... | Sam Minns | |
| Gibb McLaughlin | ... | Tudsbury | |
| Philip Stainton | ... | Denton | |
| Dorothy Gordon | ... | Ada Figgins | |
| Madge Brindley | ... | Mrs. Figgins | |
| John Laurie | ... | Dr. MacFarlane |
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Parents Guide:
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107 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)MOVIEmeter: 
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John Mills was an 11th hour casting decision. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: When Maggie and Will are standing outside the church before their wedding, a cooling tower can be seen to the left of Maggie. It would not have existed in 1800's Salford. moreFAQ
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Hobson's Choice starts with dopey Will Mossop being awakened into dreams of moving from the Salford cobblers' shop where he works, to a great shop in St Ann's Square, Manchester, by feisty spinster Maggie Hobson, daughter of the hard-drinking, tight-fisted Hobson, citizen of the community and Will's boss.
John Mills plays Will with the right amount of bewilderment and determination, at turns touching and hilarious; while Brenda de Banzie gives Maggie a sense of desperation throughout her scheme to make 'her man' a success. The great Yorkshire actor Charles Laughton is superb as Hobson.
Keen tv fans will spot Prunella Scales as little sister Vicky, Jack 'Albert Tatlock from Coronation Street' Howarth as Tubby, and John Laurie (Dad's Army's Fraser) as the brusque Scots doctor. Also in evidence in the cast is the reliable Richard Wattis as the pompous lawyer.
Hobson's Choice is a delightful play, a credit to David Lean and his cast, and a flag for the charms of old North-West England. It's a pleasure to be in the company of such a talented cast and a joy to watch this many, many times.
Best scenes include the moon in the puddles, Will's 'it's Oldfield Road for us', and Maggie's 'well, you'd better kiss me then'. And never has a man gone to his doom with more feeling than John Mills' Will on his wedding night!