Hobson's Choice
Year:
1953
Production Country:
Great Britain
The eldest daughter of Lancashire bootmaker marries his boot-hand and sets him up in rival business.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Henry Horatio Hobson Charles Laughton
- William 'Willie' Mossop John Mills
- Maggie Hobson Brenda De Banzie
- Alice Hobson Daphne Anderson
- Jim Heeler Joseph Tomelty
- Albert Prosser Richard Wattis
- Vicky Hobson Prunella Scales
- Freddy Beenstock Derek Blomfield
- Mrs Hepworth Helen Haye
- Sam Minns Julien Mitchell
- Tudsbury Gibb McLaughlin
- Denton Philip Stainton
- Ada Figgins Dorothy Gordon
- Mrs Figgins Madge Brindley
- Dr McFarlane John Laurie
- Nathaniel Beenstock Raymond Huntley
- Tubby Wadlow Jack Howarth
- printer Herbert C. Walton
- cast member Edie Martin
Credits
Direction
- Directed by David Lean
- Assistant Director Adrian Pryce-jones
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Albert Pearl
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] John George
- Continuity Maggie Unsworth
Production
- © British Lion Film Corporation
- Production Company London Film Productions
- Produced in association with British Lion Film Corporation
- Produced by David Lean
- Associate Producer Norman Spencer
- Production Manager John Palmer
- [Production Secretary] Margaret Dukelow
- Studio Shepperton Studios
Writing
- Screenplay by David Lean
- Screenplay by Norman Spencer
- Screenplay by Wynyard Browne
- [Based on the play] By Harold Brighouse
Photography
- Photographed by Jack Hildyard
- Camera Operator Peter Newbrook
- [Focus Puller] Gerry Turpin
- [Clapper Loader] Denis Lewiston
- [Clapper Loader] Alan Hall
Stills
- [Still Cameraman] Ray Hearne
Editing
- Editor Peter Taylor
- [Assembly Cutter] Teddy Darvas
- [Assistant Editor (1st)] Norman Savage
Design
- Art Director Wilfrid Shingleton
- Assistant Art Director William Hutchinson
- [Draughtsman] James Sawyer
Costumes
- Costumes Designed by John Armstrong
- Costume Supervisor Julia Squire
Make-up
- Make up Tony Sforzini
- Make up George Partleton
- Hairdressing Gladys Atkinson
Film processing
- [Special Processes] Wally Veevers
Music
- Music Composed by Malcolm Arnold
- [Music] Played by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Music Director Muir Mathieson
Sound
- Sound Supervisor John Cox
- Sound Recording Buster Ambler
- Sound Recording Red Law
- [Sound Camera Operator] James Dooley
- [Maintenance] Ivor Worsley
- [Boom Operator] Ken Ritchie
- [Boom Assistant] Peter Meyers
- [Dubbing Crew] Bob Jones
- [Dubbing Crew] Barbara Hopkins
- [Dubbing Crew] Ivor Worsley
- [Dubbing Editor] Teddy Darvas
Consultant
- [DVD Commentary on 2008 release] Alain Silver
- [DVD Commentary on 2008 release] James Ursini
