---
title: 'Hobson''s Choice (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Lean'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hobsons-choice-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047094/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hobson's Choice (1954)

1954 · 107 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British romantic comedy film directed by David Lean. It is based on the 1915 play of the same name by Harold Brighouse, and stars Charles Laughton in the role of Victorian boot shop owner Henry Hobson, John Mills as timid but highly talented bootmaker Will Mossop, and Brenda de Banzie as Hobson's unmarried eldest daughter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean)
- **Screenplay:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean), [Wynyard Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/wynyard-browne), [Norman Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-spencer)
- **Producer:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Malcolm Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-arnold)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Hildyard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hildyard)
- **Editor:** [Peter Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-taylor)

## Cast

- [Derek Blomfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-blomfield) as Freddy Beenstock
- [Helen Haye](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-haye) as Mrs. Hepworth
- [Prunella Scales](https://cinepixo.com/people/prunella-scales) as Vicky Hobson
- [Raymond Huntley](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-huntley) as Nathaniel Beenstock
- [John Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laurie) as Dr. McFarlane
- [Dorothy Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-gordon-2) as Ada Figgins
- [Julien Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-mitchell) as Sam Minns
- [Gibb McLaughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gibb-mclaughlin) as Tudsbury
- [Philip Stainton](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-stainton) as Denton
- [Joseph Tomelty](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-tomelty) as Jim Heeler
- [Madge Brindley](https://cinepixo.com/people/madge-brindley) as Mrs. Figgins
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills) as William Mossop
- [Herbert C. Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-c-walton) as Printer
- [Brenda De Banzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-de-banzie) as Maggie Hobson
- [Charles Laughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-laughton) as Henry Hobson

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hobsons-choice-1954
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1613944); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.