An unsung comic triumph from David Lean, Hobson's Choice stars the legendary Charles Laughton as the harrumphing Henry Hobson, the owner of a boot shop in Iate-Victorian Northern England. With his haughty, independent daughter Maggie decides to forge her own path, romanticalIy and professionally, with the help of none other than Henry's prized bootsmith WilI , father and daughter find themseIves head-to-head in a fiery match of wilIs. EquaIly charming and caustic, Hobson's Choice, adapted from HaroId Brighouse's famous play, is fiIled to the brim with great performances and eIegant, inventive camera work. |