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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

“Jimmy Takes A Vacation... You Have All The Fun!”

1962 · 1 h 56 min
Directed by Henry Koster
ComedyFamily

Cast

James Stewart Maureen O'Hara Fabian Lauri Peters Lili Gentle John Saxon

Credits

Written by: Nunnally Johnson

Plot

A harried banker, Mr. Hobbs, promised a quiet family vacation by the sea, finds himself in a run-down beach house with his unruly relatives, in a gentle family comedy with James Stewart.

Sinekatalog’s take

A gentle and old-fashioned family comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (6,471 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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