Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Original cinema poster
Directed byHenry Koster
Screenplay byNunnally Johnson
Based onMr. Hobbs' Vacation
1954 novel
by Edward Streeter
Produced byMarvin A. Gluck
Jerry Wald
StarringJames Stewart
Maureen O'Hara
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
Edited byMarjorie Fowler
Music byHenry Mancini
Color processDeLuxe Color
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • May 25, 1962 (1962-05-25) (Los Angeles, Chicago)
  • June 15, 1962 (1962-06-15) (New York City, St. Louis, Omaha)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000[1] or $3 million[2]
Box office$4 million (US/Canada rentals)[3][4]

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation is a 1962 American comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara.[5] The film is based on the novel Mr. Hobbs' Vacation, by Edward Streeter[6] and features a popular singer of the time, Fabian.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1988). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-810-84244-1.
  2. ^ "Wald, Ritt, Hotcher off to Italy". Variety. 21 June 1961. p. 3.
  3. ^ "All-Time Top Grossers". Variety. January 8, 1964. p. 69.
  4. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1962". Variety. 9 Jan 1963. p. 13. Please note these are rentals and not gross figures
  5. ^ "Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Streeter, Edward (1954). Mr. Hobbs' Vacation. Harper & Brothers. OCLC 1391704.