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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

Many critics in 1948 felt that Cary Grant and Myrna Loy were too old to play the naive young couple who don't know about building a house. 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

Jim Blandings: It's a conspiracy, I tell you. The minute you start they put you on the all-American sucker list. You start out to build a home and wind up in the poorhouse. And if it can happen to me, what about the guys who aren't making $15,000 a year? The ones who want a home of their own. It's a conspiracy, I tell you - -against every boy and girl who were ever in love.
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