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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962 · 116 min

A gentle, sunny family comedy full of mild mishaps and warm-hearted chaos, easy to watch and comforting.

Directed by: Henry Koster
Genres: Family, Comedy
Starring: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian

Tagline: Jimmy Takes A Vacation... You Have All The Fun!
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.

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Directed by: Henry Koster
Genres: Family, Comedy
Starring: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
love
identity
class
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: family, comedy
Directed by: Henry Koster
Written by: Nunnally Johnson
Starring: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, Lauri Peters, Lili Gentle, John Saxon, Marie Wilson, John McGiver
Music: Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini
Cinematography: William C. Mellor
Runtime: 116 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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