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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

25/03/1948 (US)Comedy1h 34m
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Looks like the Blandings will have no heating problem!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Cary Grant

      Cary Grant

      Jim Blandings

    2. Myrna Loy

      Myrna Loy

      Muriel Blandings

    3. Melvyn Douglas

      Melvyn Douglas

      Bill Cole

    4. Reginald Denny

      Reginald Denny

      Henry L. Simms

    5. Sharyn Moffett

      Sharyn Moffett

      Joan Blandings

    6. Connie Marshall

      Connie Marshall

      Betsy Blandings

    7. Louise Beavers

      Louise Beavers

      Gussie

    8. Ian Wolfe

      Ian Wolfe

      Smith

    9. Harry Shannon

      Harry Shannon

      Tesander

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jul 9, 2022

    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 ro...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • home ownership
    • advertising executive
    • building a house