Hobson's Choice
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Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by David Lean and scored by Malcolm Arnold, about a domineering bootmaker and his strong-willed daughter in Victorian England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hobson's Choice canonical | 4 |
| Hobson's Choice (1954 film) | 3 |
| Hobson's Choice (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5811708 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hobson's Choice Context triple: [Malcolm Arnold, notableWork, Hobson's Choice]
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A.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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B.
Stage Door
Stage Door is a 1937 American comedy-drama film about aspiring actresses living in a New York boarding house, noted for its sharp dialogue and ensemble cast including Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
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C.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
Love and Mr. Lewisham is an early novel by H. G. Wells that explores the romantic and social struggles of a young, idealistic schoolteacher in late Victorian England.
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D.
Coward Chance
Coward Chance was a prominent British law firm that later became part of the global legal practice Clifford Chance.
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E.
Mrs Warren's Profession
Mrs Warren's Profession is a controversial social problem play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques Victorian attitudes toward prostitution, capitalism, and women's economic dependence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hobson's Choice Target entity description: Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by David Lean and scored by Malcolm Arnold, about a domineering bootmaker and his strong-willed daughter in Victorian England.
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A.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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B.
Stage Door
Stage Door is a 1937 American comedy-drama film about aspiring actresses living in a New York boarding house, noted for its sharp dialogue and ensemble cast including Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
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C.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
Love and Mr. Lewisham is an early novel by H. G. Wells that explores the romantic and social struggles of a young, idealistic schoolteacher in late Victorian England.
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D.
Coward Chance
Coward Chance was a prominent British law firm that later became part of the global legal practice Clifford Chance.
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E.
Mrs Warren's Profession
Mrs Warren's Profession is a controversial social problem play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques Victorian attitudes toward prostitution, capitalism, and women's economic dependence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA Award for Best British Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hobson's Choice (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Harold Brighouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Brenda de Banzie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ Daphne Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Blomfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Haye NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Prunella Scales NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wattis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jack Hildyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| composer | Malcolm Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | David Lean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | British Lion Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | George H. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredMusicBy | Malcolm Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Salford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shepperton Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class mobility
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ female independence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Brenda de Banzie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
domineering bootmaker
ⓘ
strong-willed daughter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between David Lean and Malcolm Arnold
ⓘ
portrayal of Victorian working-class life ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | David Lean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1954-04-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 107 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Lean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ W.H. Canaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Salford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hobson's Choice Description of subject: Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by David Lean and scored by Malcolm Arnold, about a domineering bootmaker and his strong-willed daughter in Victorian England.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hobson's Choice (1954 film)
this entity surface form:
Hobson's Choice (1954 film)
this entity surface form:
Hobson's Choice (1954 film)
this entity surface form:
Hobson's Choice (stage production)