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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 · 94 min

A gentle, witty comedy of escalating domestic disasters, carried by charming performances and a warm, reassuring tone.

Directed by
H. C. Potter
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas
Tagline
Looks like the Blandings will have no heating problem!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
H. C. Potter
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • work
  • class
  • ambition
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
H. C. Potter
Written by
Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Starring
Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny, Sharyn Moffett, Connie Marshall, Louise Beavers, Ian Wolfe
Music
Leigh Harline
Cinematography
James Wong Howe
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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