Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Jimmy Takes A Vacation... You Have All The Fun!
Overview
Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a family vacation at a California beach house that turns out to be ugly and broken down. Daughter Katey, embarrassed by her braces, refuses to go to the beach, as does TV-addicted son Danny. When the family is joined by Hobbs' two unhappily married daughters and their husbands, he must help everyone with their problems to get some peace.
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Revenue
- $4,000,000
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
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Cast
James Stewart
Roger Hobbs
Maureen O'Hara
Peggy Hobbs
Fabian
Joe Carmody
Lauri Peters
Katey Hobbs
Lili Gentle
Janie Grant
John Saxon
Byron Grant
Marie Wilson
Emily Turner
John McGiver
Martin Turner
Reginald Gardiner
Reggie McHugh
Valerie Varda
Marika
Natalie Trundy
Susan Carver
Josh Peine
Stan Carver
Michael Burns
Danny Hobbs
Doris Packer
Dance Emcee
Minerva Urecal
Brenda
Richard Collier
Mr. Kagle
Tom Lowell
Freddie (uncredited)
Sherry Alberoni
Girl in Dormitory (uncredited)
Herb Alpert
Player in Dance Band (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Henry Koster
- Writers
- Nunnally Johnson
- Cinematography
- William C. Mellor
- Composer
- Henry Mancini,Johnny Mercer
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CinemaSerf
April 2, 2026
Well we had the “Huggetts” and the French “Monsieur Hulot” so I suppose it only fair that the Americans got “Mr. Hobbs” to have his own version of the family holiday from hell. All he (James Stewart) actually wants to do is head to the beach with wife “Peggy” (Maureen O’Hara) and spend some quality time doing nothing at all. She, on the other hand, sees this as an ideal opportunity to assemble their entire family, and that includes two grandchildren as well! “Roger” is frankly horrified at the p…