Movie·1954·1h 48m
Hobson's Choice
A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
✦CineAI Pitch
Why watch this?
Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.
// overview
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.
Written By
Wynyard Browne, Norman Spencer
Producer
David Lean
Cinematography
Jack Hildyard
Music
Malcolm Arnold
Editor
Peter Taylor
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
163 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
Free
· 2 services
With Ads
· 4 services
Streaming data via JustWatch / TMDB. Click a provider to open in TMDB.
// cast
Cast
Charles Laughton
Henry Horatio Hobson
John Mills
William 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. McFarlane
Raymond Huntley
Nathaniel Beenstock
Jack Howarth
Tubby Wadlow
Herbert C. Walton
Printer
// crew
Crew
David Lean
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Wynyard Browne
Screenplay
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
Peter Taylor
Editor
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Norman Spencer
Screenplay
// more like this
You Might Like
Film3.5Desire
2000
Desire
2000
Film5.1Pattam Pole
2013
Pattam Pole
2013
FilmBetween These Walls
2024
Between These Walls
2024
Film7.0The Man Whom the Trees Loved
2026
The Man Whom the Trees Loved
2026
FilmOctet
Octet
Film9.0Snail
2013
Snail
2013
Film5.0I Love Thee for Good
2009
I Love Thee for Good
2009
Film7.5Sasquatch
2016
Sasquatch
2016
Boobs and Bricks
Boobs and Bricks
1913
Boobs and Bricks
1913
Film4.48 Psychosis
2023
4.48 Psychosis
2023
Rázcestie
Rázcestie
1967
Rázcestie
1967
Il manocchio
Il manocchio
1996
Il manocchio
1996