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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Looks like the Blandings will have no heating problem!

Genres

Comedy

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.959/10

Release Date

25 March 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Jim Blandings

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Muriel Blandings

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Bill Cole

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Henry L. 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 Appollonio

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

John Retch

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)

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Jones (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

Judge Quarles (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Harry Selby (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Hurried Diner (uncredited)

Gene Leslie

Gene Leslie

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Wrecker (uncredited)

Franklin Parker

Franklin Parker

Simpson (uncredited)

Ralph Stein

Ralph Stein

Proprietor (uncredited)

Dan Tobin

Dan Tobin

Bunny Funkhauser (uncredited)

Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

Workman (uncredited)

Bud Wiser

Bud Wiser

Customer (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Eph Hackett (uncredited)

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