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Sekamelskahuvila

Original title: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
  • 19481948
  • SS
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
12K
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Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
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ComedyRomance

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
  • 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
  • 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
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer
    Trailer 1:37
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    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Dan Tobin in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Dan Tobin in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Ian Wolfe in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, and Reginald Denny in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant and Myrna Loy in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Connie Marshall, and Sharyn Moffett in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Connie Marshall, and Sharyn Moffett in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Connie Marshall, and Sharyn Moffett in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Cary Grant and Myrna Loy in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)
    Louise Beavers, Connie Marshall, and Sharyn Moffett in Sekamelskahuvila (1948)

    Top cast

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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

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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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    Featured review
    Delightful comedy
    I saw this movie when it was first released in 1948. Now 50 years later I watch it again. The comedy holds up remarkably well. Say what you like about the Hollywood studios of the forties but they could turn out these pleasant entertainments seemingly without effort. The perils of buying and building a house have not changed (although the prices certainly have!)It's a delight to watch three seasoned professionals (Grant,Loy and Douglas)play against each other so well. All the minor characters are well cast. The touches of sentiment are never over done. A movie well worth seeing more than once.
    helpful•71
    5
    • Cajun-4
    • Jan 3, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 1949 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
    • Filming locations
      • Administration Building, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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