Hobson's Choice (1953)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Hobson's Choice |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Dialogue |
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Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Special Effects | |
| Associate Producer | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist |
Cast
| Charles Laughton | Henry Horatio Hobson | ||
| John Mills | Willie Mossop | ||
| Brenda De Banzie | Maggie Hobson | ||
| Daphne Anderson | Alice Hobson | ||
| Prunella Scales | Vicky Hobson | ||
| Richard Wattis | Albert Prosser | ||
| Derek Blomfield | Freddy Beenstock | ||
| Joseph Tomelty | Jim Heeler | ||
| Helen Haye | Mrs. Hepworth | ||
| Julien Mitchell | Sam Minns | ||
| Gibb McLaughlin | Tudsbury | ||
| Philip Stainton | Denton | ||
| Dorothy Gordon | Ada Figgins |
Companies
| Production Company | British Lion Film Corporation Ltd. | ||
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| London Film Productions Ltd. | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Wivefilm | 1954 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 84077 |
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| Date | 1954-04 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2940 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2940 meter |
| Length in minutes | 107 min |
Original work
Production location
| Shepperton Studios | Shepperton, Surrey | United Kingdom |
Release dates
| First showing | 1954-04-19 | United Kingdom | 107 min | |||
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| Release in Stockholm | 1954-05-07 | Röda Kvarn | Sweden | 107 min | ||
| TV showing | 1962-03-01 | TV | Sweden | |||
| 1977-07-01 | TV1 | Sweden | ||||
| 1993-03-23 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| 2023-01-25 | SVT1 | Sweden | 107 min |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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