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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780790765327
Format: Closed-captioned, Black & White, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0790765322
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 01, 2004
Running Time: 94 minutes
Sales Rank: 1000
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: June 04, 1948
Editorial Review:
Description:
Cary Grant is hilarious as a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape the confines of his family's tiny midtown apartment. So he designs his dream home in the suburbs and discovers the project wasn't as easy as it seemed. The house gets larger. The bills get bigger. The problems just won't go away. Eventually, the whole affair becomes a nightmare-a very funny nightmare-that left audiences laughing in 1948 and will have you in stitches, too. This is the comedic masterpiece that inspired the popular 1987 movie 'The Money Pit.' It's an adventure in homeowning that strikes a familiar chord with everyone who's ever bought a house. Year: 1948 Director: H.C. Potter Starring: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas
Amazon.com essential video:
Cary Grant stars as an advertising executive who dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems. (See the 1980s Tom Hanks comedy The Money Pit for an updated version of the same idea.) The big appeal here are the two leads, Grant and Myrna Loy, who were each in their early 40s and at the peak of their careers. Together with solid support from Melvyn Douglas and a screenplay that might have been tailor-made for their polished brand of comedy, the stars dominate this simple project. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Cary Grant and Myrna Loy are a good pair. Subtle humor of the era makes for easy watching and relaxation. Take time to notice the styles of living and fashion. Highly recommend.
Rating:  - must see for anyone thinking about building a house, or adding on to one you have now
"..people are buying a house they can't afford with money they don't have.." is from this movie, Johnny Carson had a similar line in an opening monologue one night in 1988 that finished this thought: "people are buying houses they can't afford, with money that's not theirs, to impress people they wished were dead", this is a must see movie for anyone thinking about buying a fixer-upper, or building a new house, things haven't changed much over the years!
Rating: - Post-WWII Housing Boom Provides Fodder for a Sharply Played Domestic Comedy
Coinciding with the start of the baby boom, the years after World War II saw an unprecedented exodus of Americans moving out of their city apartments into the suburbs where they could fulfill their dreams of owning their own homes. Directed by H.C. Potter and co-written by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank (White Christmas), this lightweight but surprisingly observant 1948 screwball comedy captures the feeling of that period very well. Of course, it helps to have a trio of expert farceurs - Cary Grant, ... Read More
Rating:  - Funny? Far from it!
I bought this movie because of my girlfriend's recommendation. I told her that I loved the movie "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks and she said I just had to get "Mr. Blandings Dream House". In all fairness, I did not finish seeing the movie to the end but came within a half hour of seeing the entire movie. Why? Because it was that bad...not even a chuckle. Even if the last half hour was rip roaring hilarious which I highly doubt, it would not be worth seeing. I love Cary Grant but this movie did ... Read More
Rating: - What's Not to Love?
Hapless New York ad executive Cary Grant, his lovely wife Myrna Loy and their two girls live in a typically crowded apartment they grew out of years ago. It opens with a testament to anyone who has ever felt the need for more closet space. After getting an outrageous bid to remodel a property that isn't even theirs, Cary and Myrna head to Connecticut where they fall in love with the most dilapidated structure ever to grace the silver screen. Against the advice of their lawyer and best friend (Melvyn ... Read More
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