Ee by gum, think of that! Why, it's very near worthwhile to be ruined, for t'pleasure of...
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[Henry has been served a summons for trespass and damages from Beenstocks because he fell into their cellar in a drunken stupour and slept the night there] Henry Hobson:
My good class customers are not going to buy their boots from a man who's stood up in open court and had to acknowledge he was "overcome" in a public street. Willie Mossop:
D'you think it'll get in t'paper, Maggie? Maggie Hobson:
Aye, you'll see your name in t'Salford Reporter, Father. Henry Hobson:
Salford Reporter? When ruin and disaster overwhelm a man of my importance, it's reported in t'Manchester Guardian, for the whole country to read. Willie Mossop:
Ee by gum, think of that! Why, it's very near worthwhile to be ruined, for t'pleasure of reading about yourself in t'printed paper
My good class customers are not going to buy their boots from a man who's stood up in open court and had to acknowledge he was "overcome" in a public street. Willie Mossop:
D'you think it'll get in t'paper, Maggie? Maggie Hobson:
Aye, you'll see your name in t'Salford Reporter, Father. Henry Hobson:
Salford Reporter? When ruin and disaster overwhelm a man of my importance, it's reported in t'Manchester Guardian, for the whole country to read. Willie Mossop:
Ee by gum, think of that! Why, it's very near worthwhile to be ruined, for t'pleasure of reading about yourself in t'printed paper
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My good class customers are not gonna buy their boots
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from a man who stood up in open court
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and had to acknowledge he was
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overcome in a public street
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Do you think it'll get in paper Maggie
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Aye You'll see your name in Salford Reporter Father
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Salford Reporter
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When ruin and disaster overwhelm a man of my importance
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it's reported in Manchester Guardian
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for the whole country to read
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Eh by gum Think of that
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Why it's very near worthwhile to be ruined
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Movie Summary
Widower Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) is a successful bootmaker and a tyrannical father of three daughters who all want to leave him by getting married, but he refuses because marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements.
Actors
Henry Hobson
Maggie Hobson
