Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 • 93 minutes

About this movie

Oscar-winning screen legend Cary Grant ("North by Northwest," "The Awful Truth") stars as a New York businessman whose dream of a country home is shattered when he buys a dilapidated rural house. Co-starring Oscar-honoree Myrna Loy ("The Thin Man," "The Best Years of Our Lives") and Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas ("Hud," "Being There").

Ratings and reviews

A terrific movie with enough snide retorts and sarcasm to satisfy those of us who love that type of humor. Especially the scene where Myrna Loy describes the paint colors of her rooms.

The original home renovation movie, from which others and all the reality TV home shows come. Terrific performances from Grant and Loy, of course. Extremely familiar even now to people who've lived in New York!

'One of my favorite movies! Once we bought our home, it took on all new meaning.