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Hobson's Choice (1953)
Director: David Lean
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From Time Out Film Guide
Set in the 1890s, this adaptation of Harold Brighouse's working class comedy, a favourite rep company standby since it was first performed in 1916, sees Laughton's tyrannical Lancashire bootmaker brought to heel when his plain-speaking daughter (de Banzie) marries his downtrodden, simple-minded employee (Mills) and sets up a competitive business. It could so easily have been a load of old cobblers; but Lean's sharp direction and impeccable performances all round transform a slight comedy into a timeless delight.Author: NF
Cast & crew
Director: David Lean
Cast: Charles Laughton, Brenda de Banzie, John Mills, Daphne Anderson, Prunella Scales, Richard Wattis, John Laurie full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 107 mins
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