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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 · 94 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (209 votes)
Dir. H. C. Potter · Starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny, Sharyn Moffett, Connie Marshall · Music Leigh Harline

“Looks like the Blandings will have no heating problem!”

Comedy

An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.

VIBE

A witty, charming romp through the absurdities of homeownership. It’s a delightful, relatable look at the gap between dream and reality, filled with classic comedic frustrations and a warm, domestic heart.

lightheartedcharmingfrustratedwittysteadyscrewball comedymid-century Americanadomestic satiredomesticityconsumerismidealism vs. reality
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home ownershipadvertising executivebuilding a house
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