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In Manhattan, the American middle class Jim Blandings lives with his wife Muriel and two teenage daughters in a four bedroom and one bathroom only leased apartment. Jim works in an advertising agency raising US$ 15,000.00 a year and feels uncomfortable in his apartment due to the lack of space. When he sees an advertisement of a huge house for ...
Nov 16, 2009 · The Blandings decide to bite the bullet and build it despite the soaring costs. A real house was built for the film. According to CaryGrant.net: In 1948, RKO Studios needed a rural setting in which to film exteriors for their comedy “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.”. Their neighboring studio, 20th Century Fox, had 2,000 acres of ...
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 w...
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"). Rating. PG.
Mr. Blandings' yearly salary of $15,000 would be (adjusted for inflation) approximately $193,000 in 2024. The screenwriters had originally given him a salary of $10,000, but postwar inflation forced them to give him a raise before shooting began.
Apr 5, 2005 · He and his wife, Mrs Blandings, played by Myrna Loy, find themselves in deep doo-doo. Their lawyer/business manager, Mr.Cole, played by Melvyn Douglas, tries to keep costs down. Unfortunately, Mr. Blandings bulls ahead on his own, purchasing an estate that is falling apart, and then deciding to build his dream house. The construction of the new ...
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