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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
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4 June 1948 (USA) morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Cary Is Not To Be Taken For Granted (From New York Post. 3 August 2009, 12:23 AM, PDT)
The Old Grind Ain't Want It Used To Be
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 April 2007)
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Cary Grant at his best more (63 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Cary Grant | ... | Jim Blandings | |
| Myrna Loy | ... | Muriel Blandings | |
| Melvyn Douglas | ... | Bill Cole | |
| Reginald Denny | ... | Henry L. Simms | |
| Sharyn Moffett | ... | Joan Blandings | |
| Connie Marshall | ... | Betsy Blandings | |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Gussie | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Smith - a real estate agent | |
| Harry Shannon | ... | W. D. Tesander | |
| Tito Vuolo | ... | Mr. Zucca - the steam shovel operator | |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Joe Appollonio | |
| Jason Robards Sr. | ... | John W. Retch (as Jason Robards) | |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Mary | |
| Lex Barker | ... | Carpenter Foreman | |
| Emory Parnell | ... | Mr. PeDelford |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
94 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | West Germany:12 | France:U | Finland:S | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #12766) | Sweden:BtlFilming Locations:
Administration Building, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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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. moreQuotes:
Muriel Blandings: You remember Bunny Funkhouser, dear, that clever young interior decorator that we met at the Collins' cocktail party.Jim Blandings: You mean that young man with the open-toed sandals? What about him?
Muriel Blandings: Well, you know how long we've said we've got to do something about fixing up this apartment. Well, a couple of weeks ago, he called, and I asked him to come over, and he had some simply wonderful ideas, and I didn't want to bother you with sketches and estimates until I knew whether we could afford it. So I sent them over to Bill.
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This film is a fantastic showcase for Grant's bewildered man of America, and he always did that so well. The Blandings, a 'typical New York family, on about 15,000 a year', decide to leave their four room apartment in the city and buy a 'dream house' in rural Connecticut.
Of course, this being a comedy, you know it won't go smoothly (you get a good clue as well from Melvyn Douglas' laconic narration here and there, as the Blandings' long-suffering lawyer, and Mrs B's high school sweetheart). First the picturesque little home is a wreck, then they start to plan a substitute (the scene where Mr and Mrs B plan what rooms their new house will have is classic), then everything that can go wrong goes wrong ... on top of this, Grant's harrassed advertising executive has to find a slogan for the bete noire of his company, Wham! ham.
My particular favourite scenes involve Myrna Loy, perfect as Mrs B, instructing which colours of paint each room will have; and a little room at the top of the house which regularly traps Grant inside. A highly recommended RKO goodie, this film. Hugely enjoyable.