Jimmy Takes a Vacation...You Have All the Fun!

The beautiful Maureen O'Hara co-stars as Hobbs' wife, Peggy. Teen idol Fabian shows up for about 10 minutes of screen time, performing a rather forgettable song called Cream Puff (yes, folks, this was the pre-Beatles period) with Mr. Hobbs' self-conscious, braces wearing teenage daughter Katie, played by Laurie Peters. And there's a comical sequence when the Hobbs take Katie to a teenage dance at a yacht club and dad resorts to luring suitable dance partners with the help of some $5 bills. But the funniest scene is when John McGiver, playing the stuffy, would-be boss of Hobbs' unemployed son-in-law, attempts to teach Hobbs how to walk properly while on an early morning bird watching expedition.
One little trivia tidbit I learned while looking up the movie on the Internet Movie Database: Herb Alpert, the leader of the jolly 60s brass group The Tijuana Brass, has an uncredited part as a trumpet player in the dance band at the yacht club.
Take a vacation with Mr. Hobbs. You won't be sorry!
Hi, RetroGirl! :) As you can see, I'm blogging in my native language, so it might be impossible for you to understand a word...
ReplyDeleteI discovered your blog by searching for The Beatles in someone else's profile. So, here I am, as another great fan of the "golden era". I actually love your style, keep on blogging!
PS: I hope my English is not too bad...
So nice to hear from another Beatles fan and to know you found my blog, Psychae Delia! Your English is very good.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteI'm hardly waiting for your following posts. :)
I love Jimmy Stewart as much as you do - am partial to "Harvey" in particular. Try sometimes to do imitation of JS introducing Harvey to people, which amuses me. So that's one person enjoying it anyway!
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen Harvey yet, but I must admit I have a crush on Jimmy Stewart - what a sweetie. I remember Cosmopolitan magazine telling us to "go date a man who looks like Jimmy Stewart (when he was young)." Yeah, right...where? :)
ReplyDeleteLucille Ball was originally meant to play O'Hara's role, as part of an abortive three-picture deal with 20th Century-Fox.
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