Hobson's Choice

About Hobson's Choice

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

David Lean's Hobson's Choice is a 1954 comedy romance film. The film is filed under northern england, drunk, marriage of convenience, and black and white.

Charles Laughton appears as Henry Horatio Hobson, John Mills as William Mossop, Brenda De Banzie as Maggie Hobson, and Daphne Anderson as Alice Hobson. Released in April 1954, it runs 108 minutes.

The screenplay is by David Lean and Norman Spencer. It is adapted from a stage production. It streams on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States.

Tokyo Story, The Women, and 12 Angry Men make useful companions to Hobson's Choice, all filed under marriage and parent child relationship. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 174 votes and it carries a NR rating.