Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) - James Stewart

My favorite line, "That's not a light, it's a DARK !" - JW

St. Louis-based banker Roger Hobbs is writing a letter to his wife Peggy about his true feelings concerning their just-returned-from-month-long vacation, the letter to be opened only after his death, whenever that may be. He wanted the vacation to be a romantic getaway for two, but Peggy insisted that it be a family vacation to a central California beachside house, given to them for the month by friends. The vacation included all their offspring, and their offsprings' respective families where applicable. Roger hated the idea as he felt he didn't know his offspring, much less their spouses, and that they no longer needed him: daughter Susan and her husband Stan Carver have a permissive parenting style as advised by the latest child-psychology books; daughter Janie's college-professor husband Byron Grant has an academic view of everything in life; fourteen year old daughter Katey is self-conscious around boys because of her brand-new braces, but the boys see her self-consciousness as standoffishness; and preteen son Danny's sole focus in life is watching TV. The house ended up being a rat trap which exasperated their cook Brenda enough that she left. But beyond that, Roger ended up learning the true nature of his relationship to his offspring and to Peggy. In the process, he had to endure the extended visit by an odd couple, the Turners, and learned that some problems can be solved purely by yelling "Hey, Joe!" into an unknown group of boys.

From IMDB:

10/10
Bright, Breezy and Hilarious

As of this writing, "Hobbs" is approaching it's fiftieth anniversary. I saw this for the first time in the summer of 1962 as a nine-year old and loved it then. I love it to this day. The film plays somewhat like a widescreen color sitcom made for the theater. It is episodic in nature, but hen so is "Auntie Mame", another favorite of mine. There are laugh-out-loud moments and quiet, heartwarming moments mixed in equal measure to produce a family film that is very satisfying to watch. The cast is uniformly good with special mention to John Macgiver and Marie Wilson as the hilarious Turners, and Minerva Urecal as the Hobbs' dragon-like housekeeper. James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara spark some real chemistry here, and the production is easy on the eyes with some lovely location shooting, and wrapped up in a classic Henry Mancini score that will leave you humming the title song.

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