Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

1h 34m

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7.0/10

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An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.

Directors

H. C. Potter

Writers

Norman Panama(screenplay by)

Melvin Frank(screenplay by)

Eric Hodgins(novel by)

Stars

Cary Grant

Myrna Loy

Melvyn Douglas

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Top cast

Jim Blandings

Muriel Blandings

Bill Cole

Henry L. Simms

Joan Blandings

Betsy Blandings

Gussie

Smith

Tesander

Mr. Zucca

Joe Appollonio

John Retch

Mary

Carpenter Foreman

Mr. PeDelford

Mr. Murphy (uncredited)

Robert Bray

Workman (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Charlie - Painter (uncredited)

Directors

H. C. Potter

Writers

Norman Panama(screenplay by)

Melvin Frank(screenplay by)

Eric Hodgins(novel by)

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This is a simple comedy about a family living in downtown Manhattan who decide to relocate to a delightful old house in loads of acres in rural Maine. Problem is, they buy a house that the wind could blow down and soon enough are on a roller-coaster ride building a new home whilst being simultaneously fleeced by just about everyone. Cary Grant is great; his dialogue is frequently pithy and the on-screen rapport between him and Myrna Loy is effective and understated - even when he starts to believe that she might be up to some shenanigans with their lawyer - Melvyn Douglas - who delivers his role in a magnificently aloof "what are you all doing?" sort of fashion. Add to the mix, the pressure Grant is under to come up with a new slogan for his 1940's equivalent of "Spam" and we have a gentle mixture of screwball fun and games that cannot fail to raise a smile...

Geronimo196709 Jul, 2022