Practical-minded, dapper Advertising man Cary Grant is married to Myrna Loy, golden Hollywood’s best on-screen wife character and living unfortunately in a constricted building apartment. They decide to build a dream house across the city and that’s where all the comedy begins. Melvyn Douglas, usually the suave leading man makes a wonderful third starrer as the couple’s too-logical family fr... read more
Description:Cary Grant is hilarious as a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape the confines of his family's tiny midtown apartment. So he designs his dream home in the suburbs and discovers the project wasn't as easy as it seemed. ... Full Description The house gets larger. The bills get bigger. The problems just won't Cary Grant is hilarious as a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape the confines of his family's tiny midtown apartment. So he designs his dream home in the suburbs and discovers the project wasn't as easy as it seemed. ... Full Description The house gets larger. The bills get bigger. The problems just won't go away. Eventually, the whole affair becomes a nightmare-a very funny nightmare-that left audiences laughing in 1948 and will have you in stitches, too. This is the comedic masterpiece that inspired the popular 1987 movie "The Money Pit." Stars Grant Cary , Melvyn Douglas, Myrna Loy,
It all begins when a darling smart New York City couple, played winningly by Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, decide it's time pack up their two girls and leave their jaded tiny Manhattan dwelling to build a dreamy get away in rural Connecticut. This bright comedy, directed by H.C. Potter and produced by RKO, goes on to explore in detail the harsh realities of keeping their dream alive. Not only are the Blandings besieged with local tradesman who keep upping their rates, but Cary Grant's character, Jim, is under a deadline to come up for a slogan to sell ham for his add agency, and could potentially lose his job. Under stress, he begins to suspect his wife is secretly in love with their friend and lawyer, Bill Cole. Eventually the decision to build a home outlives all logic and ends happily. The script, which is based on a novel by Eric Hodgins, is sly and confident and the performances are fast and light, making this middle-class adventure intrinsically American.
“Practical-minded, dapper Advertising man Cary Grant is married to Myrna Loy, golden Hollywood’s best on-screen wife character and living unfortunately in a constricted building apartment. They decide to build a dream house across the city and that’s where all the comedy begins. Melvyn Douglas, usually the suave leading man makes a wonderful third starrer as the couple’s too-logical family friend. The movie is sitcom funny and has the elements of a nostalgic movie. It’s a fun look at a golden era in America.” read more
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