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Hobson's Choice (1954): Continuity script
written by Harold Brighouse, 1882-1958; directed by Sir David Lean, 1908-1991; produced by Sir David Lean, 1908-1991, London Film Productions and British Lion Film Corporation; performed by Charles Laughton, 1899-1962, Sir John Mills, 1908-2005 and Brenda de Banzie, 1909-1981 (London, England: Studio Canal, 2015, first release 1954), 166 page(s)
Charles Laughton delivers a bravura performance as a Lancashire bootmaker who attempts to dictate his daughter’s choice of husband, only to find that she marries his downtrodden and simple-minded employee and starts a rival business. Set in the 1890s, this working class comedy by Harold Brighouse is wonderfully...
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written by Harold Brighouse, 1882-1958; directed by Sir David Lean, 1908-1991; produced by Sir David Lean, 1908-1991, London Film Productions and British Lion Film Corporation; performed by Charles Laughton, 1899-1962, Sir John Mills, 1908-2005 and Brenda de Banzie, 1909-1981 (London, England: Studio Canal, 2015, first release 1954), 166 page(s)
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Charles Laughton delivers a bravura performance as a Lancashire bootmaker who attempts to dictate his daughter’s choice of husband, only to find that she marries his downtrodden and simple-minded employee and starts a rival business. Set in the 1890s, this working class comedy by Harold Brighouse is wonderfully photographed by Jack Hildyard.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Script
Performer / Ensemble
Charles Laughton, 1899-1962, Sir John Mills, 1908-2005, Brenda de Banzie, 1909-1981
Contributor
Sir David Lean, 1908-1991, London Film Productions, British Lion Film Corporation, Sir Malcolm Arnold, 1921-2006
Author / Creator
Sir David Lean, 1908-1991, Charles Laughton, 1899-1962, Sir John Mills, 1908-2005, Brenda de Banzie, 1909-1981, Harold Brighouse, 1882-1958, Norman Spencer, 1914-, Wynyard Browne, 1911-1964
Date Published / Released
1954, 2015
Publisher
Studio Canal
Topic / Theme
Marriage, Dowry, Fathers, Henry Horatio Hobson, Maggie Hobson, Alice Hobson, Vickey Hobson, Mrs. Hepworth, William Mossop, Albert Prosser, Fred Beenstock, Tubby Wadlow, Hisham Heeler, Ada Figgins, Dr. MacFarlane
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