Mr. Hobbs is on vacation

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Movie
German title Mr. Hobbs is on vacation
Original title Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1962
length 115 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Henry Koster
script Nunnally Johnson
production Marvin A. Gluck
Jerry Wald
for Twentieth Century Fox
music Henry Mancini
camera William C. Mellor
cut Marjorie Fowler
occupation
synchronization

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation is a comedy film directed by Henry Koster , based on the novel Father's Vacation (Original Title: Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation ) by Edward Streeter . The premiere date in West Germany was in June 1962 at the Berlin International Film Festival .

action

Mr. Roger Hobbs, a hard-working bank executive and family man, plans a trip around the world for himself and his wife, Peggy. But this thwarted his plans: she would like to spend the holiday in a holiday home on the California coast with the whole family, four children with three grandchildren. This turns out to be a ramshackle when it arrives.

Mr. Hobbs is the most critical at first, especially the state of the house and the behavior of his children and grandchildren. But the rest of those present are also quickly irritated or behave inappropriately: the children refuse to leave the house, the battered housekeeper Brenda is horrified and flees after a short time, his son-in-law Stan and his daughter Susan have an argument about his unemployment and also leaves, his second son-in-law Byron increasingly spends time with a beautiful blonde named Marika and his wife Peggy has dinner with the landlord Reggie McHugh, which she tells him the day after.

Increasingly, however, Mr. Hobbs becomes the most optimistic family member and tries to mediate between everyone, which he succeeds. For example, on a dance evening he pays a few boys to dance with his daughter Katey, who is very shy because of her new braces. But Joe, one of the boys, later visits Mr. Hobbs and gives him the money back because he likes Katey. From then on, Joe and Katey spend time together.

Even with his TV addicted son Danny, Mr. Hobbs manages to take a boat tour in which the two overcome their distant relationship and get closer again. In doing so, he loses his orientation in the fog and only gets back to the harbor with luck. Danny invites his father to watch TV with him; this means a high distinction.

Unexpectedly, Stan calls on the phone and asks Mr. Hobbs a favor: after an interview for a well-paid and secure job at a government institution, the boss, Mr. Turner and his wife, would like to get to know Stan's family before he gives him a job offer . Mr. and Mrs. Turner arrive shortly afterwards, but prove to be brazen and exhausting. However, after a very long and tiring bird watch, Mr. Hobbs manages to gain Mr. Turner's favor. When Mr. Hobbs rushes to the showering Mrs. Turner in the bathroom, because a pipe has burst, he is trapped because of a broken doorknob. The heavily drunk Mr. Turner, who misunderstands the situation and believes Mr. Hobbs is a peeper, wants to punch him, but instead hits his wife. Thereupon Mr. and Mrs. Turner leave without speaking to Mr. Hobbs.

Despite the many surprises and the lack of relaxation, Mr. Hobbs is finally satisfied with his vacation. He also reveals that he has prevented Marika's advances to his son-in-law Byron and those of the landlord to his wife with a lie about Marika's alleged schizophrenia or a threat to the landlord.

The family goes home happily ever after. There she greets Stan, who has received a job offer from Mr. Turner. This is celebrated extensively. In the final scene, Mr. Hobbs tells his secretary that he has booked the house on the beach for another summer vacation with his family for the coming year.

Reviews

  • Lexicon of international films : The “joys” of a troubled family man who goes on vacation with his loved ones in an old shack on the seashore. Despite the predictable course of the plot, a delightful, quickly staged comedy.

Awards

The film was already quite successful in America and grossed a total of US $ 4,000,000 in the period after its release on June 15, 1962, with an estimated production cost of only US $ 2,000,000. The overseas success was even greater. James Stewart won the Silver Bear for best actor at the 12th Berlin International Film Festival for his performance and director Henry Koster was nominated for best director. Stewart was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy.

The success of the film inspired a number of hilarious family comedies starring James Stewart such as In Liebe ein 1 (1963) and Beloved Brigitte (1965), again directed by Henry Koster.

Soundtrack

  • Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer : Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation. Original motion picture soundtrack . Intrada, Oakland 2003, audio carrier no. Intrada Special Collection # 11 - digitally revised original recording of the film music

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mr. Hobbs is on vacation. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056255/business
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.berlinale.de

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