Main title from Hobson’s Choice (1954)

Hobson’s Choice

(1954)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | 1h 47min
| Stars: Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie | Director: David Lean
Saturday at 4.10pm on Talking Pictures TV

In the 1890s a tyrannical Lancashire bootmaker is brought to heel by his plain-speaking daughter and her simple-minded husband

Cast

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Charles Laughton
Henry Hobson
British actor John Mills wears a jacket and tie
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
The Last Journey (1935) opening credits (6)
Julien Mitchell
Sam Minns
Gibb McLaughlin
Tudsbury
Philip Stainton
Denton
Dorothy Gordon
Ada Figgins
Madge Brindley
Mrs Figgins
John Laurie
Dr McFarlane
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How to watch

British television

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Saturday at 4.10pm
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Pictures

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Main title from Hobson’s Choice (1954)

Production

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David Lean
Director
Harold Brighouse
Writer

Companies

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British Lion Film Corporation
Production company
London Film Productions
Production company