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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

This classic family comedy, adapted from the novel by Edward Streeter, follows the misadventures of harried city-dweller Roger Hobbs (James Stewart), who agrees to take his wife, Peggy (Maureen O'Hara), and their brood of children on vacation at the beach. But what begins as a relaxing escape quickly blossoms into a four-alarm nightmare, complete with a dilapidated summer rental that's practically falling down.