Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

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.

Cast

Cary Grant

as Jim Blandings

Myrna Loy

as Muriel Blandings

Melvyn Douglas

as Bill Cole

Reginald Denny

as Henry L. Simms

Sharyn Moffett

as Joan Blandings

Connie Marshall

as Betsy Blandings

Louise Beavers

as Gussie

Ian Wolfe

as Smith

Harry Shannon

as Tesander

Tito Vuolo

as Mr. Zucca

Reviews

Peter McGinn

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 husba...

CinemaSerf

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 simultaneous...

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