Rent Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
3.5 of 5 from 75 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
Advertising man Jim Blandings (Cary Grant) and his wife, Muriel (Myrna Loy), harassed by city living, decide to move to the country. Jim goes to Connecticut to look at old houses and is enticed into buying a run-down farm. It soon becomes apparent that Jim has not only been overcharged, but he has also been sold a lemon. Muriel, loudly seconded by Bill Cole (Melvyn Douglas), Jim's attorney, advises him that the situation is not as bad as it appears. As Jim and Muriel try to decide what needs to be done to the house, and how they should go about making the improvements, the dream house looks more and more like a nightmare. Estimates from the local contractors - whom all advise a quick and merciful death for the collapsing relic - rise higher and higher. Jim discovers that he only owns 31 acres of land, whereas he thought he was buying 50. And to top it all off, he wonders just how fond Bill and Muriel are of each other. Jim refuses to give up hope. The old house swallows more of his time and money than he thought possible, but, through his persistence, Jim finally gets his dream house. - Actors:
- Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny, Sharyn Moffett, Connie Marshall, Louise Beavers, Ian Wolfe, Harry Shannon, Tito Vuolo, Nestor Paiva, Jason Robards Sr., Lurene Tuttle, Lex Barker, Emory Parnell
- Directors:
- H.C. Potter
- Producers:
- Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
- Writers:
- Eric Hodgins, Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Romance
- Collections:
- Getting to Know :Tom Hanks, Getting to Know..., Hitchcock in the 1940s, Oscar's Two-Time Club, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1948, Top 100 AFI Laughs, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/04/2023
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 2 Radio Productions: Lux Radio Theatre Broadcast Starring Grant and Irene Dunne (10/10/49) and Screen Directors Playhouse Broadcast Starring Grant and Betsy Drake (9/6/50)
- Cartoon 'The Mouse of Tomorrow'
- Re-issue Trailer
