Hobson's Choice(1954)
A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment
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.
Movie: Hobson's Choice
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Henry Horatio Hobson
William Mossop
Maggie Hobson
Alice Hobson
Vicky Hobson
Albert Prosser
Freddy Beenstock
Mrs. Hepworth
Jim Heeler
Sam Minns
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