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Summary

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.

Details

Release Date: April 19, 1954

Runtime: 107 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (155 votes)

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Cast

  • Charles Laughton

    Charles Laughton

    Henry Horatio Hobson

  • John Mills

    John Mills

    William Mossop

  • Brenda De Banzie

    Brenda De Banzie

    Maggie Hobson

  • Daphne Anderson

    Daphne Anderson

    Alice Hobson

  • Prunella Scales

    Prunella Scales

    Vicky Hobson

  • Richard Wattis

    Richard Wattis

    Albert Prosser

  • Derek Blomfield

    Derek Blomfield

    Freddy Beenstock

  • Helen Haye

    Helen Haye

    Mrs. Hepworth

  • Joseph Tomelty

    Joseph Tomelty

    Jim Heeler

  • Julien Mitchell

    Julien Mitchell

    Sam Minns

  • Gibb McLaughlin

    Gibb McLaughlin

    Tudsbury

  • Philip Stainton

    Philip Stainton

    Denton

  • Dorothy Gordon

    Dorothy Gordon

    Ada Figgins

  • John Laurie

    John Laurie

    Dr. McFarlane

  • Raymond Huntley

    Raymond Huntley

    Nathaniel Beenstock

  • Edie Martin

    Edie Martin

    Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)