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6 de may. de 2024 · Hobson’s Choice (1954) is the perfect example of a very specific genre: the capitalist romance. Filled with a Dickensian love of humanity and featuring one of Charles Laughton’s best performances, it’s a perfect film about a deeply complicated topic: what makes the world go round and how individual family units come together ...
28 de abr. de 2024 · Hobson’s Choice is a British comedy-drama film released in 1954. The film is set in the late 19th century in Salford, Greater Manchester, and revolves around the story of a domineering boot shop owner named Henry Horatio Hobson, played by Charles Laughton. The plot centers on Hobson’s three daughters: Maggie, Alice, and Vicky.
Hace 4 días · Hobson’ Choice is a play by Harold Brighouse and was written in 1915. It tells the story of Henry Hobson, a widowed boot manufacturer, who is the owner of a small shop in Salford, Lancashire in the 1880’s. Hobson is a tyrannical, self-absorbed man who mistreats his three daughters, Maggie, Alice and Vickey. However, Maggie defies her father ...
10 de may. de 2024 · 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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6 de may. de 2024 · Hobson’s Choice (1954) is the perfect example of a very specific genre: the capitalist romance. Filled with a Dickensian love of humanity and featuring one of Charles Laughton’s best performances, it’s a perfect film about a deeply complicated topic: what makes the world go round and how individual family units come together ...
8 de may. de 2024 · This week, Lord Hume is in his den to tell you all about the historical origins of some more of our most well known phrases! Join Lord Hume every week for a ...
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Hace 4 días · It's 'Hobson's Choice' Quiz. This quiz looks at David Lean's 1954 film production of 'Hobson's Choice', a play written in 1915 by Howard Brighouse. Set in the north of England during the 1880s, it has gained classic status over the decades since its making. I hope you enjoy it.
