Henry Horatio Hobson
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5 days ago · Hobson's Choice. Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie. 68 votes. Released: 1954. Directed by: David Lean. Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton), a British widower, is the overbearing owner of a shoe shop. His three daughters -- Alice, Vicky and Maggie (Brenda De Banzie) -- work for him and all are eager to get out from under his thumb.
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Jun 17, 2024 · Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse. with Barbara Young - Maggie, Wilfred Pickles - Horatio Hobson, Bernard Cribbins - Willie Mossop, Anna Cropper - Alice, John Normington - Albert, Graham Rigby - Tubby, Henry Livings - Jim Heeler, Duncan McIntyre - Dr Macfarlane, Karal Gardner - Vickey, Marion Dawson - Mrs Hepworth, Elizabeth Bell - Ada ...
- June 17, 2024
- Oldtuberadio
- 90 min
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4 days ago · Among the best of his nonmilitary films were Great Expectations (1946), in which he played Pip as a young man, Hobson’s Choice (1954), Tiger Bay (1959), in which his daughter Hayley made her debut, The Wrong Box (1966), Ryan’s Daughter (1970), for which he won a best supporting actor Academy Award, and Gandhi (1982).
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Jun 12, 2024 · Hobson's Choice (1954) Comedy. A crusty old bootmaker attempts to retain his cheap source of labour by preventing his three daughters from marrying.
Jun 27, 2024 · Derived from the name of a 16th-17th century British livery stable owner, Thomas Hobson, a “Hobson’s Choice” is a seeming choice between two things that’s actually, on a practical level, not a choice at all.
Jun 21, 2024 · Hobson's Choice: Community theatre bursting with creative talent. LHobson@postmedia.com. Published Jun 21, 2024 • Last updated 1 week ago • 3 minute read. Join the conversation. Artist...
Jun 11, 2024 · Title: Hobson's Choice - 60th Anniversary Edition [DVD] [1954]. Much to the hilarity and consternation of her father, aged spinster Maggie sets her sights on shy Will Mossop (John Mills), Hobson’s master boot-maker.
