Hobson's Choice 70 years old

A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment

Hobson's Choice

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.

Credits

Hobson's Choice Cast

Name Character
John Laurie He was 57, 83 years old when he died as Dr. McFarlane
John Mills He was 46, 97 years old when he died as William Mossop
Charles Laughton He was 54, 63 years old when he died as Henry Horatio Hobson
Brenda De Banzie She was 44, 71 years old when she died as Maggie Hobson
Richard Wattis He was 42, 62 years old when he died as Albert Prosser
Gibb McLaughlin He was 69, 75 years old when he died as Tudsbury
Joseph Tomelty He was 43, 84 years old when he died as Jim Heeler
Prunella Scales She was 21, now 92 years old as Vicky Hobson
Daphne Anderson She was 31, 90 years old when she died as Alice Hobson
Raymond Huntley He was 50, 86 years old when he died as Nathaniel Beenstock
Helen Haye She was 79, 83 years old when she died as Mrs. Hepworth
Julien Mitchell He was 65, 65 years old when he died as Sam Minns
Philip Stainton He was 46, 53 years old when he died as Denton
Derek Blomfield He was 33, 43 years old when he died as Freddy Beenstock
Dorothy Gordon She was 30, 89 years old when she died as Ada Figgins

Hobson's Choice Crew

Name Department
Wilfred Shingleton as Art Direction. He was 40 (68) years old when He died Art
John Cox as Sound Supervisor. He was 153 (171) years old when He died Sound
Buster Ambler as Sound Recordist. He was 48 (73) years old when He died Sound
John Palmer as Production Manager. He was 68 (105) years old when He died Production
Red Law as Sound Recordist. Sound
William Hutchinson as Assistant Art Director. He was 85 (49) years old when He died Art
Adrian Pryce-Jones as Assistant Director. He was 35 (now 105) years old Directing
Tony Sforzini as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
John Armstrong as Costume Design. He was 195 (214) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
George Partleton as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Peter Taylor as Editor. He was 28 (85) years old when He died Editing
David Lean as Director. He was 46 (83) years old when He died Directing
David Lean as Producer. He was 46 (83) years old when He died Production
David Lean as Screenplay. He was 46 (83) years old when He died Writing
Malcolm Arnold as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (84) years old when He died Sound
Jack Hildyard as Director of Photography. He was 46 (81) years old when He died Camera
Muir Mathieson as Music Director. He was 43 (63) years old when He died Sound
Peter Newbrook as Camera Operator. He was 33 (88) years old when He died Camera
Wynyard Browne as Screenplay. He was 42 (52) years old when He died Writing
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Hobson's Choice (70 years)

A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment

  • Release day: Monday, April 19, 1954
  • Runtime: 107 minutes