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Hobson's Choice, 1920

Eight portraits and a cast in red.

What

A 1920 British trade sheet for Hobson's Choice, the comedy drama Percy Nash directed, announcing that British Exhibitors Films controlled the U.K. rights.

Why

It was the first film made from Harold Brighouse's 1915 play about a Salford bootmaker.

Notice

Blue portrait vignettes sit beside a red cast list that runs from "JOE NIGHTINGALE" to "JUDD GREEN", under "British Production by MASTERS FILMS, Limited."

“Salford's bootmaker, offered to the trade”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
Hobson's Choice (1920), dir. Percy Nash
Country / studio
United Kingdom · Masters Films
Format
Other
Poster published
British trade sheet, printed in blue and red, 1920
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.

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