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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 34m
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7.2/10
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Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,084
4
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    • Director
      • H.C. Potter
    • Writers
      • Eric Hodgins(novel)
      • Norman Panama(written for the screen by)
      • Melvin Frank(written for the screen by)
    • Stars
      • Cary Grant
      • Myrna Loy
      • Melvyn Douglas
    Top credits
    • Director
      • H.C. Potter
    • Writers
      • Eric Hodgins(novel)
      • Norman Panama(written for the screen by)
      • Melvin Frank(written for the screen by)
    • Stars
      • Cary Grant
      • Myrna Loy
      • Melvyn Douglas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 97User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Dan Tobin in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Dan Tobin in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Ian Wolfe in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, and Reginald Denny in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant and Myrna Loy in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Connie Marshall, and Sharyn Moffett in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Connie Marshall, and Sharyn Moffett in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Connie Marshall, and Sharyn Moffett in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Cary Grant and Myrna Loy in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
    Louise Beavers, Connie Marshall, and Sharyn Moffett in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

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    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Jim Blandings
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Muriel Blandings
    Melvyn Douglas
    Melvyn Douglas
    • Bill Cole
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Simms
    Sharyn Moffett
    Sharyn Moffett
    • Joan Blandings
    Connie Marshall
    Connie Marshall
    • Betsy Blandings
    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
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Mr. Murphy
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Bray
    Robert Bray
    • Workman
    • (uncredited)
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Charlie - Painter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • H.C. Potter
    • Writers
      • Eric Hodgins(novel)
      • Norman Panama(written for the screen by)
      • Melvin Frank(written for the screen by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      At the end of the movie, Mr Blandings is reading the book that the movie is based on.
    • Goofs
      The foreman asks Mr. Blandings if the "lintels between the lally columns" should be rabbeted. However, the lintels are on the second floor of a two-story house. Lally columns are used in the basement or the first floor to provide support to the middle of long beams. They are not needed on the second floor.
    • Quotes

      Muriel Blandings: I want it to be a soft green, not as blue-green as a robin's egg, but not as yellow-green as daffodil buds. Now, the only sample I could get is a little too yellow, but don't let whoever does it go to the other extreme and get it too blue. It should just be a sort of grayish-yellow-green. Now, the dining room. I'd like yellow. Not just yellow; a very gay yellow. Something bright and sunshine-y. I tell you, Mr. PeDelford, if you'll send one of your men to the grocer for a pound of their best butter, and match that exactly, you can't go wrong! Now, this is the paper we're going to use in the hall. It's flowered, but I don't want the ceiling to match any of the colors of the flowers. There's some little dots in the background, and it's these dots I want you to match. Not the little greenish dot near the hollyhock leaf, but the little bluish dot between the rosebud and the delphinium blossom. Is that clear? Now the kitchen is to be white. Not a cold, antiseptic hospital white. A little warmer, but still, not to suggest any other color but white. Now for the powder room - in here - I want you to match this thread, and don't lose it. It's the only spool I have and I had an awful time finding it! As you can see, it's practically an apple red. Somewhere between a healthy winesap and an unripened Jonathan. Oh, excuse me...

      Mr. PeDelford: You got that Charlie?

      Charlie, Painter: Red, green, blue, yellow, white.

      Mr. PeDelford: Check.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown on an architect's blueprints.
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Home on the Range
      (uncredited)

      Written by Brewster M. Higley

      Sung by Cary Grant and then Myrna Loy as they shower

    User reviews97

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    8/10
    Building the American Dream
    In Manhattan, the American middle class Jim Blandings (Cary Grant) lives with his wife Muriel (Myrna Loy) and two teenage daughters in a four bedroom and one bathroom only leased apartment. Jim works in an advertising agency raising US$ 15,000.00 a year and feels uncomfortable in his apartment due to the lack of space. When he sees an advertisement of a huge house for sale in the country of Connecticut for an affordable price, he drives with his wife and the real estate agent and decides to buy the old house without any technical advice. His best friend and lawyer Bill Cole (Melvyn Douglas) sends an acquaintance engineer to inspect the house, and the man tells that he should put down the house and build another one. Jim checks the information with other engineers and all of them condemn the place and sooner he finds that he bought a "money pit" instead of a dream house.

    "Mr. Blandings Builds his Own House" is an extremely funny comedy, with witty lines and top-notch screenplay. Cary Grant is hilarious in the role of a man moved by the impulse of accomplishing with the American Dream of owning a huge house that finds that made bad choice, while losing his touch in his work and feeling jealous of his friend. In 1986, Tom Hanks worked in a very funny movie visibly inspired in this delightful classic, "The Money Pit". My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Lar, Meu Tormento" ("Home, My Torment")
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    • Release date
      • June 4, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nur meiner Frau zuliebe
    • Filming locations
      • Administration Building, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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