Hobson's Choice
British Classics • Comedy, History, UR
The eldest daughter of a bullish shoemaker decides to set up a rival business with her father's best boot-hand, whom she also intends to marry. Charles Laughton and John Mills play off each other brilliantly as the bullish shop owner and gentle but confident boot-hand in this clever romantic comedy, an adaptation of Harold Brighouse's 1915 stage play.
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
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The Servant
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Whisky Galore!
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