Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

116 mins | Comedy, Family | June 15, 1962

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.

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

116 mins | Comedy, Family | June 15, 1962

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Directors Joseph E. Rickards, Henry Koster, William Witney
Writers Edward Streeter, Nunnally Johnson

Cast

James Stewart

as Roger Hobbs

Maureen O'Hara

as Peggy Hobbs

Fabian

as Joe Carmody

Lauri Peters

as Katey Hobbs

Lili Gentle

as Janie Grant

John Saxon

as Byron Grant

Marie Wilson

as Emily Turner

John McGiver

as Martin Turner

Reginald Gardiner

as Reggie McHugh

Valerie Varda

as Marika

Natalie Trundy

as Susan Carver

Josh Peine

as Stan Carver

Michael Burns

as Danny Hobbs

Doris Packer

as Dance Emcee / Hostess (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

as Brenda

Richard Collier

as Mr. Kagle

Tom Lowell

as Freddie (uncredited)

Sherry Alberoni

as Girl in Dormitory (uncredited)

Herb Alpert

as Player in Dance Band (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

as Dance Guest (uncredited)

Harry Carter

as Dance Guest (uncredited)

Daryl Duke

as Boy (uncredited)

True Ellison

as Girl in Dormitory (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

as Dance Guest (uncredited)

Ernie Gutierrez

as Pizza Maker (uncredited)

Bill Hickman

as Driver in Bird Walk Scene (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Bartender (uncredited)

Barbara Mansell

as Ellen, the Receptionist (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Dance Guest (uncredited)

Stephen Mines

as Carl (uncredited)

Peter Oliphant

as Peter Carver (uncredited)

Paul Power

as Dance Guest (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Dance Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Dance Guest (uncredited)

Maida Severn

as Secretary (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Dance Guest (uncredited)

Dennis Whitcomb

as Dick (uncredited)