James Stewart 's recital in which the beleaguered daddy Mr Hobbs , a St. Louis based banker , and his family enjoying vacation to a central California beach-side house and subsequently find themselves get into problems . After long time without a vacation , Mr. Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach along with his wife Peggy Hobbs, (Maureen O'Hara) . Mr. Hobbs wanted the vacation to be a romantic escape for two , but Peggy insisted that it be a family vacation , as she has invited all their family (Natalie Trundy , Josh Peine , John Saxon , Michael Burns...) to stay with them. Mr. Hobbs/James Stewart ought to keep the family order involving in his own home, at the same time he spends time with his amiable wife who also attempts to resolve the familiar squabbles while the entire brood is on the seaside vacation . Rollicking Fun ! Sand, Sea and Sun! Jimmy Takes A Vacation... You Have All The Fun! .The vacation included all their offspring , and their offspring's respective families where applicable !.
The picture turns out to be an attractive comedy , being pretty entertaining and amusing, as the film contains bemusing scenes, continuous laughters and various chuckles with lots of fun . This is the ordinary film about the subgenre of a numerous family that include notorious titles as ¨Yours , mine and ours¨ with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball and recently remade with Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo , ¨Cheaper by the Dozen¨with Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy and its remake ¨Cheaper by the Dozen ¨I¨ and 2¨ with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt . Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) is well starred by James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara who are especially funny and fine playing the well-meaning parents. This was the first of James Stewart's three ¨harassed father¨ comedies at 20th Century Fox in the early Sixties . There are some funny anecdotes involving plumbing and the likes , but the enterprise is rather a long way from such former James Stewart comic glories. They're well accompanied by a charming support cast , such as : John Saxon , Fabian, Natalie Trundy , Josh Peine , Michael Burns , Reginald Gardiner , Laurie Peters , and usual John McGiver who delivers the best scenes .
The motion picture was professionally directed by Henry Koster , though nothing especial . He was an expert on super-productions and epic biographies , as he proved in : ¨Desiree¨, ¨The Virgin Queen¨, ¨A man called Peter¨, The story of Ruth¨ , ¨The Naked Maja¨ and , of course , ¨The Robe¨. Koster was a veteran Hollywood filmmaker who also made successfully other genres as Wartime : ¨D-Day the sixth of June¨ and comedy genre , in fact he discovered Bud Abbott and Lou Costello working at a nightclub in New York. He returned to Hollywood and convinced Universal to hire them. Their first picture, which featured the "Who's on First" routine , was ¨One Night on the Tropics¨ (1940) . And following others comedies as ¨Inspector General¨ , ¨Bishop's wife¨, ¨Rage of Paris¨ and ¨Mr. Hobbs takes a vacation¨. Rating . 5.5/10. Acceptable and passable . The picture will appeal to James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara fans.
The picture turns out to be an attractive comedy , being pretty entertaining and amusing, as the film contains bemusing scenes, continuous laughters and various chuckles with lots of fun . This is the ordinary film about the subgenre of a numerous family that include notorious titles as ¨Yours , mine and ours¨ with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball and recently remade with Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo , ¨Cheaper by the Dozen¨with Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy and its remake ¨Cheaper by the Dozen ¨I¨ and 2¨ with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt . Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) is well starred by James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara who are especially funny and fine playing the well-meaning parents. This was the first of James Stewart's three ¨harassed father¨ comedies at 20th Century Fox in the early Sixties . There are some funny anecdotes involving plumbing and the likes , but the enterprise is rather a long way from such former James Stewart comic glories. They're well accompanied by a charming support cast , such as : John Saxon , Fabian, Natalie Trundy , Josh Peine , Michael Burns , Reginald Gardiner , Laurie Peters , and usual John McGiver who delivers the best scenes .
The motion picture was professionally directed by Henry Koster , though nothing especial . He was an expert on super-productions and epic biographies , as he proved in : ¨Desiree¨, ¨The Virgin Queen¨, ¨A man called Peter¨, The story of Ruth¨ , ¨The Naked Maja¨ and , of course , ¨The Robe¨. Koster was a veteran Hollywood filmmaker who also made successfully other genres as Wartime : ¨D-Day the sixth of June¨ and comedy genre , in fact he discovered Bud Abbott and Lou Costello working at a nightclub in New York. He returned to Hollywood and convinced Universal to hire them. Their first picture, which featured the "Who's on First" routine , was ¨One Night on the Tropics¨ (1940) . And following others comedies as ¨Inspector General¨ , ¨Bishop's wife¨, ¨Rage of Paris¨ and ¨Mr. Hobbs takes a vacation¨. Rating . 5.5/10. Acceptable and passable . The picture will appeal to James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara fans.