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Comedy

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

- Looks like the Blandings will have no heating problem!

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.

Release Date : 1948-03-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Cary Grant

Character Name : Jim Blandings

Original Name : Cary Grant

Gender : Male

Myrna Loy

Character Name : Muriel Blandings

Original Name : Myrna Loy

Gender : Female

Melvyn Douglas

Character Name : Bill Cole

Original Name : Melvyn Douglas

Gender : Male

Reginald Denny

Character Name : Henry L. Simms

Original Name : Reginald Denny

Gender : Male

Sharyn Moffett

Character Name : Joan Blandings

Original Name : Sharyn Moffett

Gender : Female

Connie Marshall

Character Name : Betsy Blandings

Original Name : Connie Marshall

Gender : Female

Louise Beavers

Character Name : Gussie

Original Name : Louise Beavers

Gender : Female

Ian Wolfe

Character Name : Smith

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Harry Shannon

Character Name : Tesander

Original Name : Harry Shannon

Gender : Male

Tito Vuolo

Character Name : Mr. Zucca

Original Name : Tito Vuolo

Gender : Male

Nestor Paiva

Character Name : Joe Appollonio

Original Name : Nestor Paiva

Gender : Male

Jason Robards Sr.

Character Name : John Retch

Original Name : Jason Robards Sr.

Gender : Male

Lurene Tuttle

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Lurene Tuttle

Gender : Female

Lex Barker

Character Name : Carpenter Foreman

Original Name : Lex Barker

Gender : Male

Emory Parnell

Character Name : Mr. PeDelford

Original Name : Emory Parnell

Gender : Male

Stanley Andrews

Character Name : Mr. Murphy (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Andrews

Gender : Male

Robert Bray

Character Name : Workman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Bray

Gender : Male

Don Brodie

Character Name : Charlie - Painter (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Brodie

Gender : Male

Cliff Clark

Character Name : Jones (uncredited)

Original Name : Cliff Clark

Gender : Male

Kernan Cripps

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Kernan Cripps

Gender : Male

Frank Darien

Character Name : Judge Quarles (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Darien

Gender : Male

Hal K. Dawson

Character Name : Harry Selby (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal K. Dawson

Gender : Male

Mike Lally

Character Name : Hurried Diner (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Lally

Gender : Male

Gene Leslie

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Gene Leslie

Gender : Male

Charles Middleton

Character Name : Wrecker (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Middleton

Gender : Male

Franklin Parker

Character Name : Simpson (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklin Parker

Gender : Male

Ralph Stein

Character Name : Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Stein

Gender : Male

Dan Tobin

Character Name : Bunny Funkhauser (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Tobin

Gender : Male

Friedrich von Ledebur

Character Name : Workman (uncredited)

Original Name : Friedrich von Ledebur

Gender : Male

Bud Wiser

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Wiser

Gender : Male

Will Wright

Character Name : Eph Hackett (uncredited)

Original Name : Will Wright

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

If you really like black and white comedies from the 30s and 40s — well, you have probably seen this one! I know I did many (many) years ago, but I recently had a chance to watch it again. It was worth the time. It features Cary Grant and Myrna Loy doing what they do best. He is a wisecracking husband and father who seems smart at times, but slightly daft at other times. He loves his wife and kids, but gives them a hard time when things go the wrong way. But not in a modern hurtful way. Myrna I remember easily from the Thin Man films and she is a natural at this. She deadpans a lot of her lines, but check out her facial expressions. She accomplishes a lot without seeming to try. Some of the situations are predictable, but often I found myself laughing even when I had a good idea what was coming. It is very well-written. This is no blockbuster, but it is sweet, harmless fun, and sometimes that is just what I need.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

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...