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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
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NR,1hr 33min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
March 25, 1948
Director:
H.C. Potter
Distributor:
RKO
Starring:
Cary Grant, Louise Beavers, Myrna Loy  ...more
Synopsis: Fed up with crowded big-city living, advertising executive Mr. Blandings (Cary Grant) decides to seek out a big, roomy house in the country. Armed with more enthusiasm than common sense, Blandings causes many a headache for his lawyer/business manager Melvyn Douglas, who tries to keep the costs within a reasonable amount. Alas, Blandings bulls ahead on his own, first purchasing an estate on the verge of collapse, then opting to build his dream house from scratch. An unpleasant legal squabble over ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is an ideal example of the sort of frothy, smart-without-congratulating-itself comedy that Hollywood regularly produced in the first half of the 20th century. Cary Grant is near the top of his comic form as Jim Blandings, blundering through the construction of his new home in Connecticut with more bull-headed determination than practical skill, and Myrna Loy is ... Full Review
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Cary Grant
Jim Blandings
Louise Beavers
Gussie
Myrna Loy
Muriel Blandings
Melvyn Douglas
Bill Cole
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