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Hobson's Choice

“A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment”

7.419541h 48mNRReleased

ComedyDramaRomance

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

The story

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

Director: David Lean
Original language: en
Studio: London Films Productions

Cast

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Henry Horatio Hobson

John Mills

John Mills

William Mossop

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Maggie Hobson

Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson

Alice Hobson

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Vicky Hobson

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Albert Prosser

Derek Blomfield

Derek Blomfield

Freddy Beenstock

Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Mrs. Hepworth

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Jim Heeler

Julien Mitchell

Julien Mitchell

Sam Minns

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Tudsbury

Philip Stainton

Denton

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