When world-weary St. Louis banker and father Roger Hobbs James Stewart suggests to his wife Maureen O'Hara that the two of them enjoy a quiet vacation at the beach, she thinks a family reunion is a better idea. So, they compromise - and no less than ten family members show up on their not-so-romantic getaway! From antiquated plumbing in their rental house to fueds between their married daughter and her husband to out-of-control kids and crazed teenage love, it begins to seem to Hobbs that getting back to the daily grind might bring relief from this "vacation."