Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Comedy / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 86% · 21 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 13830 13.8K

home ownership advertising executive building a house

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Plot summary

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.

Director

H.C. Potter Photo
H.C. Potter

Top cast

Jason Robards Sr. Photo
Jason Robards Sr. as John Retch
Tito Vuolo Photo
Tito Vuolo as Mr. Zucca
Robert Bray Photo
Robert Bray as Workman
Nestor Paiva Photo
Nestor Paiva as Joe Apollonio
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863.68 MB
988*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 4
1.57 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

This is a simple comedy about a family

This is a simple comedy about a family living in downtown Manhattan who decide to relocate to a delightful old house in loads of acres in rural Maine. Problem is, they buy a house that the wind could blow down and soon enough are on a roller-coaster ride building a new home whilst being simultaneously fleeced by just about everyone. Cary Grant is great; his dialogue is frequently pithy and the on-screen rapport between him and Myrna Loy is effective and understated - even when he starts to believe that she might be up to some shenanigans with their lawyer - Melvyn Douglas - who delivers his role in a magnificently aloof "what are you all doing?" sort of fashion. Add to the mix, the pressure Grant is under to come up with a new slogan for his 1940's equivalent of "Spam" and we have a gentle mixture of screwball fun and games that cannot fail to raise a smile...
Reviewed by Peter McGinn 8 / 10

If you really like black and white comedies

If you really like black and white comedies from the 30s and 40s — well, you have probably seen this one! I know I did many (many) years ago, but I recently had a chance to watch it again. It was worth the time. It features Cary Grant and Myrna Loy doing what they do best. He is a wisecracking husband and father who seems smart at times, but slightly daft at other times. He loves his wife and kids, but gives them a hard time when things go the wrong way. But not in a modern hurtful way. Myrna I remember easily from the Thin Man films and she is a natural at this. She deadpans a lot of her lines, but check out her facial expressions. She accomplishes a lot without seeming to try. Some of the situations are predictable, but often I found myself laughing even when I had a good idea what was coming. It is very well-written. This is no blockbuster, but it is sweet, harmless fun, and sometimes that is just what I need.
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