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Hobson's Choice (1953)
Starring: Charles Laughton , Prunella Scales , Sir John Mills
Directed by: David Lean
Produced by: David Lean
Written by: Harold Brighouse
The legendary Charles Laughton stars as harrumphing Henry Hobson, a pompous Victorian shop owner whose eldest daughter chooses to marry her father's best workman (Sir John Mills) and open a competing shop. "A delightful period comedy" (The New York Times), directed by David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai) and magnificently restored in glorious black and white by Criterion.
Item Number: 15195
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 1 3/4 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Special Features:
New high-definition digital transfer--restoration by the BFI National Archive, funded by the David Lean Foundation and StudioCanal
Audio commentary featuring film scholars Alain Silver and James Ursini, co-authors of David Lean and His Films
The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton, a 1978 BBC documentary about the actor s life and career, featuring interviews with his friends and colleagues
Theatrical trailer
PLUS: A new essay by critic Armond White
The legendary Charles Laughton stars as harrumphing Henry Hobson, a pompous Victorian shop owner whose eldest daughter chooses to marry her father's best workman (Sir John Mills) and open a competing shop. "A delightful period comedy" (The New York Times), directed by David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai) and magnificently restored in glorious black and white by Criterion. Plentiful extras. 1 ¾ hours.
| Henry Horatio Hobson | --- | Charles Laughton |
| Willie Mossop | --- | John Mills |
| Maggie Hobson | --- | Brenda De Banzie |
| Alice Hobson | --- | Daphne Anderson |
| Vicky Hobson | --- | Prunella Scales |
| Albert Prosser | --- | Richard Wattis |
| Freddy Beenstock | --- | Derek Blomfield |
| Mrs. Hepworth | --- | Helen Haye |
| Jim Heeler | --- | Joseph Tomelty |
| Sam Minns | --- | Julien Mitchell |
| Tudsbury | --- | Gibb McLaughlin |
| Denton | --- | Philip Stainton |
| Ada Figgins | --- | Dorothy Gordon |
| Mrs. Figgins | --- | Madge Brindley |
| Dr. MacFarlane | --- | John Laurie |
| Nathaniel Beenstock | --- | Raymond Huntley |
| Tubby Wadlow | --- | Jack Howarth |
| Printer | --- | Herbert C. Walton |
Written by Harold Brighouse, Wynyard Browne, David Lean, Norman Spencer
Directed by David Lean
Produced by David Lean
Original Music by Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography by Jack Hildyard
Film Editing by Peter Taylor
Costume Design by John Armstrong
Charles Laughton filled in when Ed Sullivan was injured in a car accident in 1956, and became the first host to introduce Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show.
