Directed by:
David LeanCinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Malcolm ArnoldCast:
Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie, Helen Haye, Gibb McLaughlin, John Laurie, Shirley Stelfox, Richard Wattis, Raymond Huntley, Dorothy Gordon (more)Plots(1)
Henry Horatio Hobson (Charles Laughton) is the owner of a well established boot shop in nineteenth century Salford, Lancashire and the father of three daughters. The eldest, Maggie (Brenda De Banzie), shoulders both home and business responsibilities while Hobson whiles the time away at the local pub. The younger sisters are both being courted by neighbours, but Hobson refuses to give the couples settlements. Maggie becomes tired of his oafish behaviour and decides to take matters into her own hands by seeking a husband. Much to the hilarity and consternation of her father, Maggie sets her sights on shy Will Mossop (John Mills), Hobson's master boot-maker. Together they set up a rival boot shop, with Maggie soon turning her mind to helping her sisters marry their chosen partners. (StudioCanal)
(more)Cast
![Charles Laughton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339115_39b100.png)
Charles Laughton
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Spartacus (1960)
![John Mills](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390322_b915e3.png)
John Mills
UK
![Brenda De Banzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576549_7bf776.jpg)
Brenda De Banzie
UK
Best movies:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
The Pink Panther (1963)
![Helen Haye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765207_746f2d.jpg)
Helen Haye
India
Best movies:
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
![Gibb McLaughlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/335/160335607_a63765.jpg)
Gibb McLaughlin
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Night and the City (1950)
![John Laurie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/999/158999986_78c233.jpg)
John Laurie
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
![Shirley Stelfox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/484/158484498_bff846.jpg)
Shirley Stelfox
UK
Best movies:
1984 (1984)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Laser Killer (1968)
![Richard Wattis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399151_418332.jpg)
Richard Wattis
UK
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
![Raymond Huntley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/634/160634267_037632.jpg)
Raymond Huntley
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
Breathless (1960)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Dorothy Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527198_87a595.jpg)
Dorothy Gordon
UK
Best movies:
Never Let Go (1960)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Sapphire (1959)
![Daphne Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479258_48db05.jpg)
Daphne Anderson
UK
Best movies:
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Derek Blomfield
UK
Best movies:
Night and the City (1950)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
![Jack Howarth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/340/161340851_a190e4.jpg)
Jack Howarth
UK
Best movies:
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Spring and Port Wine (1970)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
![Joseph Tomelty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479251_d14e2b.jpg)
Joseph Tomelty
UK
Best movies:
Moby Dick (1956)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Philip Stainton
UK
Best movies:
Moby Dick (1956)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Leonard Sharp
UK
Best movies:
Man with a Million (1954)
Night and the City (1950)
A Christmas Carol (1951)