| Hobson's Choice | |
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| Directed by | David Lean |
| Written by | Harold Brighouse (play) Wynyard Browne David Lean Norman Spencer |
| Produced by | David Lean Alexander Korda |
| Starring | Charles Laughton John Mills Brenda de Banzie Daphne Anderson Prunella Scales |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Edited by | Peter Taylor |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £206,579[1] |
Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British romantic comedy film directed by David Lean.[2][3] It is based on the 1916 play of the same name by Harold Brighouse. 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.
Hobson's Choice won the British Academy Film Award for Best British Film 1954.
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p503
- ^ Variety film review; 3 March 1954, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; 12 June 1954, page 94.