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 late-Victorian Northern England. With his haughty, independent daughter Maggie decides to forge her own path, romantically and professionaIIy, with the help of none other than Henry's prized bootsmith Will , father and daughter find themseIves head-to-head in a fiery match of wilIs. Equally charming and caustic, Hobson's Choice, adapted from Harold Brighouse's famous play, is filled to the brim with great performances and elegant, inventive camera work. |