Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Henry Horatio Hobson (Academy Award-Winner Charles Laughton) is the owner of a well established boot shop in nineteenth century Salford Lancashire & the father of three daughters The oldest Maggie (Brenda de Banzie) shoulders both home & business responsibilities while Hobson whiles the time away at the local pub The younger sisters are both being courted by neighbours but Hobson refuses to give the couples settlements Maggie becomes tired of his oafish behaviour & decides to take matters into her hands by seeking a husband Much to the hilarity & consternation of her father aged spinster Maggie sets her sights on shy Will Mossop (John Mills) Hobson’s master boot-maker Mossop is at first stunned by the suggestion but eventually agrees to Maggie’s authoritative persuasion & together they set up a rival boot shop A timeless masterpiece that marked a temporary return to David Lean’s period adaptations of Dickens (Great Expectations Oliver Twist) The film went on to win multiple awards This film has been digitally restored to its former glory Extras New & exclusive interviews with Prunella Scales & screenwriter Norman Spencer