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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

APPROVED 94 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   4 June 1948 (USA)
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A man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.

Director:

H.C. Potter

Writers:

Eric Hodgins (novel), Norman Panama (written for the screen by), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Cary Grant ...
Myrna Loy ...
Melvyn Douglas ...
Reginald Denny ...
Simms
Sharyn Moffett Sharyn Moffett ...
Connie Marshall Connie Marshall ...
Louise Beavers Louise Beavers ...
Gussie
Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe ...
Smith
Harry Shannon Harry Shannon ...
Tesander
Tito Vuolo Tito Vuolo ...
Mr. Zucca
Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva ...
Joe Apollonio
Jason Robards Sr. Jason Robards Sr. ...
John Retch (as Jason Robards)
Lurene Tuttle Lurene Tuttle ...
Mary
Lex Barker Lex Barker ...
Carpenter Foreman
Emory Parnell Emory Parnell ...
Mr. PeDelford
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Storyline

The Blandings live in New York in a tiny apartment. They decide to move to the country and find that buying and building and living in their own home is easier said than done. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

House | Apartment | Engineer | Connecticut | Lawyer  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

De villa onzer dromen See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The house built for the movie still exists in Malibu California at coordinates: 34 degrees 5' 41"N 118 degrees 42'43"W on the old 20th Century Fox Ranch. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Mr. Blandings is questioning Mr. Tesander about why he didn't find water, Mrs. Blandings (Myrna Loy) is holding back laughing. See more »

Quotes

Joan Blandings: Miss Stellwagon says advertising makes people who can't afford it, buy things they don't want, with money they haven't got.
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Connections

Featured in "The Fifties: The Fear & the Dream (#1.1)" (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Home on the Range"
(uncredited)
Written by Brewster M. Higley
Sung by Cary Grant and then Myrna Loy as they shower See more »