Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Country: US
Technical: bw 84m
Director: H. C. Potter
Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny
Synopsis:
An advertising executive shares a cramped apartment with his wife and two daughters and allows himself to be inveigled into buying a run-down house in Connecticut. His financial setbacks don't end there, but ultimately a good home has no price.
Review:
Genial, formulaic comedy which asks a lot of audience credulity but raises a number of smiles thanks to the charm of its cast. It does not quite succeed in saying something thoughtful about advertising and is somewhat forgettable, if a whole lot better than The Money Pit, which it superficially resembles. The irony of Grant's predicament is there, but it is not brought out enough by the cynical Douglas character. Nevertheless, one or two comedic touches are priceless, like the well sinker's way of saying 'yes'.
Country: US
Technical: bw 84m
Director: H. C. Potter
Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny
Synopsis:
An advertising executive shares a cramped apartment with his wife and two daughters and allows himself to be inveigled into buying a run-down house in Connecticut. His financial setbacks don't end there, but ultimately a good home has no price.
Review:
Genial, formulaic comedy which asks a lot of audience credulity but raises a number of smiles thanks to the charm of its cast. It does not quite succeed in saying something thoughtful about advertising and is somewhat forgettable, if a whole lot better than The Money Pit, which it superficially resembles. The irony of Grant's predicament is there, but it is not brought out enough by the cynical Douglas character. Nevertheless, one or two comedic touches are priceless, like the well sinker's way of saying 'yes'.
Country: US
Technical: bw 84m
Director: H. C. Potter
Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny
Synopsis:
An advertising executive shares a cramped apartment with his wife and two daughters and allows himself to be inveigled into buying a run-down house in Connecticut. His financial setbacks don't end there, but ultimately a good home has no price.
Review:
Genial, formulaic comedy which asks a lot of audience credulity but raises a number of smiles thanks to the charm of its cast. It does not quite succeed in saying something thoughtful about advertising and is somewhat forgettable, if a whole lot better than The Money Pit, which it superficially resembles. The irony of Grant's predicament is there, but it is not brought out enough by the cynical Douglas character. Nevertheless, one or two comedic touches are priceless, like the well sinker's way of saying 'yes'.