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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release1954

Runtime1h 47m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

London Films Productions

British Lion Films

Movie

Hobson's Choice

1954

1h 47m

7.3

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

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.

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