Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.861 |
Directed By
Henry Koster
Crew
Edward Streeter
Nunnally Johnson
Henry Koster
Warren B. Delaplain
Walter M. Scott
Donfeld
Johnny Mercer
Marjorie Fowler
Jack Martin Smith
Helen Turpin
Jack Hayes
L.B. Abbott
Alfred Bruzlin
William Witney
Stuart A. Reiss
Joseph E. Rickards
Ben Nye
Leo Shuken
Malcolm Brown
Henry Mancini
William C. Mellor
Marvin A. Gluck
TOP 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)
Paul Bradley
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Daryl Duke
Boy (uncredited)
True Ellison
Girl in Dormitory (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Ernie Gutierrez
Pizza Maker (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
Driver in Bird Walk Scene (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Bartender (uncredited)
Barbara Mansell
Ellen, the Receptionist (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Stephen Mines
Carl (uncredited)
Peter Oliphant
Peter Carver (uncredited)
Doris Packer
Hostess (uncredited)
Paul Power
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Maida Severn
Secretary (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Dance Guest (uncredited)
Dennis Whitcomb
Dick (uncredited)
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