Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) | |
| Director(s) | H.C. Potter |
| Producer(s) | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Dore Schary (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Top Topics | Advertising, Book-Based, Home, Husband Wife, New York, Romance (Comic) |
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by H.C. Potter and produced by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama and Dore Schary.
The film was based on the novel of the same name and also Fortune Magazine Short Story written by Eric Hodgins published in 1946 (novel); April 1946 (magazine).
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Muriel Blandings:
I refuse to endanger the lives of my children in a house with less than four bathrooms.
Jim Blandings: For 1,300 dollars they can live in a house with three bathrooms and ROUGH IT.
Jim Blandings: What do you think, Bill? Steal, huh?
Bill Cole: Humm... Steal's an understatement. Swindle might be a little more appropriate.
Jim Blandings: What a morning! Bunny Funkhouser, blueberry pie and Wham!
Mary (secretary): How's that?
Jim Blandings: Oh nothing, Mary. Just a private joke between me and whoever's gonna be my analyst!
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Jim Blandings: For 1,300 dollars they can live in a house with three bathrooms and ROUGH IT.
Jim Blandings: What do you think, Bill? Steal, huh?
Bill Cole: Humm... Steal's an understatement. Swindle might be a little more appropriate.
Jim Blandings: What a morning! Bunny Funkhouser, blueberry pie and Wham!
Mary (secretary): How's that?
Jim Blandings: Oh nothing, Mary. Just a private joke between me and whoever's gonna be my analyst!
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Grand total for the house and property was $38,000 according to Mrs. Blandings in their first night in the house. Assuming the factor used to arrive at the 2010 value show above is correct, the total cost of the house and property would be $340,000.
Many critics in 1948 felt that Cary Grant and Myrna Loy were too old to play the naive young couple who don't know about building a house.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 1, 1949 with Cary Grant reprising his film role.
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Many critics in 1948 felt that Cary Grant and Myrna Loy were too old to play the naive young couple who don't know about building a house.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 1, 1949 with Cary Grant reprising his film role.
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