Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

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H.C. Potter

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Cary Grant
Jim Blandings

Myrna Loy
Muriel Blandings

Melvyn Douglas
Bill Cole

Reginald Denny
Simms

Sharyn Moffett
Joan Blandings

Connie Marshall
Betsy Blandings

Louise Beavers
Gussie

Ian Wolfe
Smith

Written by

Norman Panama

Melvin Frank

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MOVIE REVIEW: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

14 years ago at Apr 25 4:23

geojones100

Dapper advertising man Jim Blandings (Cary Grant) and his wife (Myra Loy), live in a nice building apartment in Manhattan. Life can’t get any better but the place is getting too crowded with their two daughters growing up fast. So, they decided to build a dream house outside the city and this is where all the fun begi... read more

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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 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 ... (more)

Release date: 4 June 1948
UPC: 053939632026

Tags: Comedy (6), 1940s (5), Romance (4), Marriage (3), 1948 (3), Advertising (2), Usa (2), Family (2), Housekeeper (2), Shower (2), Paint (2), Fireplace (2), Aprtment (1), Telephone Call (1), Servant (1), Well (1), Realtor (1), Lawyer (1), Cary Grant (1), Diary (1)

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