Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Jun 15 1962
•2h 56m
•Family, Comedy
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.
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James Stewart
Roger Hobbs
Maureen O'Hara
Peggy Hobbs
Fabian
Joe Carmody
Lauri Peters
Katey Hobbs
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