Hobson's Choice
“A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment”
Synopsis
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they
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Principal cast & crew: 30
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Edited by Peter TaylorShot by Jack HildyardScored by Malcolm Arnold
Box Office
1954 · Box office
Grossed $210K worldwide
Worldwide gross
$210K
Also known as
- Der Herr im Haus bin ichde
- Herr im Haus bin ichde
- El déspotaes
- Chaussure à son piedfr
- Hobson il tirannoit
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Cast & Crew
30 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charles Laughton
as Henry Hobson
John Mills
as William Mossop
Brenda De Banzie
as Maggie Hobson
John Mills Nm0590055
as William Mossop
Daphne Anderson
as Alice Hobson
Prunella Scales
as Vicky Hobson
Richard Wattis
as Albert Prosser
Derek Blomfield
as Freddy Beenstock
Helen Haye
as Mrs. Hepworth
Joseph Tomelty
as Jim Heeler
Julien Mitchell
as Sam Minns
Gibb Mclaughlin
as Tudsbury
Supporting cast
10Philip Stainton
as Denton
Dorothy Gordon
as Ada Figgins
Madge Brindley
as Mrs. Figgins
John Laurie
as Dr. McFarlane
Raymond Huntley
as Nathaniel Beenstock
Jack Howarth
as Tubby Wadlow
Herbert C Walton
as Printer
Edie Martin
as Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp
as Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)
Robert Brooks Turner
as Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited)
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1Other crew
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