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Mood:
- HumorousBitingWittyThought Provoking
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Plot:
- Obnoxious BossBoss and EmployeeFamily BusinessWorkplaceFamily RelationsForbidden LoveParents and ChildrenLove and Romance more...
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Genres:
- ComedyDramaRomance
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Time/Period:
- 1910s
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Place:
- EnglandEuropeStore
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Audience:
- Date Night
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedMasterpieceBerlin Festival WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Humor:
- Satire
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Based on:
- Based on Play
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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Hobson's Choice, 1954
English
UK
Profile of Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice can be described as biting, humorous, and thought provoking. The plot revolves around an obnoxious boss, a family business, and a workplace. Its comic aspect comes from satire. Hobson's Choice's main genres are drama, comedy, and romance. In approach, it is realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a store. Hobson's Choice is located in England. It takes place in the 1910s. Visually, it is black and white. Hobson's Choice is adapted from a play. The movie has received attention for being a Berlin festival winner, a masterpiece, and critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a date night.
Summary of Hobson's Choice
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. When the headstrong Maggie announces she intends to marry Henry's best employee, Will (John Mills), father and daughter engage in an intense showdown. As Maggie works on launching a competing business, she also helps her sisters free themselves of their domineering father.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 14 June 1954 |
| Runtime: | 107 min |
Cast and Crew
as Henry Horatio Hobson
as Maggie Hobson
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