HOBSON'S CHOICE / THE SOUND BARRIER (1954)

DAVID LEAN

Classics Comedy True Stories Trains, Planes & Boats 1950s 10th - 19th Centuries BAFTA Winners Historical

Cast

CHARLES LAUGHTON JOHN MILLS BRENDA DE BANZIE RALPH RICHARDSON ANN TODD NIGEL PATRICK JOHN JUSTIN

Plot

1st feature: Set in the 1890s this adaptation of Harold Brighouse's working class comedy sees a tyrannical bootmaker brought to heel when his plain-speaking daughter marries his down-trodden simple-minded employee and makes a successful business. Keen direction and fine performances make this a great comedy.