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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

A man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.

Director

H.C. Potter

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

$5,995,000

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

Jim Blandings

Muriel Blandings

Bill Cole

Simms

Joan Blandings

Betsy Blandings

Connie Marshall

Gussie

Smith

Tesander

Mr. Zucca

Joe Apollonio

John Retch

Jason Robards Sr.

Mary

Carpenter Foreman

Mr. PeDelford

Mr. Murphy

Stanley Andrews

Workman

Charlie - Painter

Jones

Policeman

Judge Quarles

Harry Selby

Bit Part

Hurried Diner

Taxi Driver

Wrecker

Charles Middleton

Simpson

Franklin Parker

Bit Part

Proprietor

Bunny Funkhauser

Workman

Friedrich von Ledebur

Customer

Eph Hackett

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A transportation system
second to none - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

A transportation system second to none

Betsy? - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

No. Good morning, Theodore. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

No. Good morning, Theodore.

Mmm. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Looking for something? - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Looking for something?

Oh. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Jim dear, I do wish you'd try
to make a little effort. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Jim dear, I do wish you'd try to make a little effort.

Father, just one morning,
I wish you'd knock. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Father, just one morning, I wish you'd knock.

Why don't you use an electric razor - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Why don't you use an electric razor

Miss stellwagon has assigned each of us - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Miss stellwagon has assigned each of us

Miss stellwagon says advertising - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Miss stellwagon says advertising

Jim I wish you wouldn't discuss money in front of the children - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Jim I wish you wouldn't discuss money in front of the...

Uh bunny funkhauser Who - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Uh bunny funkhauser Who

Here's how he sees our living room - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Here's how he sees our living room

Betsy was practically born in this apartment - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Betsy was practically born in this apartment

Just a private joke between me - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Just a private joke between me

You're buying a piece of American history - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

You're buying a piece of American history

Yes, sir. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

You've been taken to the cleaners - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

You've been taken to the cleaners

It just so happens that general uh gates - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

It just so happens that general uh gates

So Jim cashed in
his government bonds. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

So Jim cashed in his government bonds.

Congress ought to pass a law. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Congress ought to pass a law.

You know,
if you really wanna find - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

You know, if you really wanna find

The house and the lilac bush at the corner - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

The house and the lilac bush at the corner

Jim: Muriel! - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

- Tear it down.
- Tear it down? - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

- Tear it down. - Tear it down?

Well so far it's cost us 13 329 45 - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Well so far it's cost us 13 329 45

I refuse to endanger the health of my children - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

I refuse to endanger the health of my children

Now just a minute - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Now just a minute

Miss stellwagon says the problems of the parents - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Miss stellwagon says the problems of the parents

The next time you're gonna do anything or say anything - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

The next time you're gonna do anything or say anything

Well, here are the estimates. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Well, here are the estimates.

Jim: Do you think you could
keep it down to 18,0007? - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Jim: Do you think you could keep it down to 18,0007?

Well,
things are certainly humming. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Well, things are certainly humming.

- What's going on over there?
- Oh, that's Mr. tesander. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

- What's going on over there? - Oh, that's Mr. tes...

Bill: What's wrong
with the steam shovel? - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Bill: What's wrong with the steam shovel?

Mr zucca explained he has to use dynamite - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr zucca explained he has to use dynamite

I kind of felt that he kind of felt that - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

I kind of felt that he kind of felt that

So you hit a spring a bubbling spring - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

So you hit a spring a bubbling spring

Water Mr tesander - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Water Mr tesander

Man 1 You know I don't get this guy blandings at all - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Man 1 You know I don't get this guy blandings at all

On them second floor lintels between the lally columns - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

On them second floor lintels between the lally columns

I don't seem to be able to. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

I don't seem to be able to.

Oh. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Well, seems a shame, but I guess
it's the only way to do it. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Well, seems a shame, but I guess it's the only way to d...

In case of emergency,
break glass. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

In case of emergency, break glass.

That's funny. There's no reason
why they shouldn't work. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

That's funny. There's no reason why they shouldn&#...

Bacon sausages the children like wham - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Bacon sausages the children like wham

Darling Jim Hmm - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Darling Jim Hmm

So came 30 days and they moved - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

So came 30 days and they moved

What's this about the windows - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

What's this about the windows

I want it to be a soft green uh huh - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

I want it to be a soft green uh huh

Muriel: Oh, Joan. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Muriel: Oh, Joan.

Actually I hate to leave this little place - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Actually I hate to leave this little place

That's fine For the rest of my life - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

That's fine For the rest of my life

It would be nice
if you could spend - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

It would be nice if you could spend

Oh! - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

What's that? - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Then why did you marry me - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Then why did you marry me

Muriel. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Why don't you take the soap
out of your ears? - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Why don't you take the soap out of your ears?

Maybe you ought to go down and lock the doors - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Maybe you ought to go down and lock the doors

No bridge. That's fine. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

No bridge. That's fine.

Compare the price,
compare the slice. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Compare the price, compare the slice.

If you'd buy better ham,
you'd better buy wham. - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

If you'd buy better ham, you'd better buy wham.

This little piggy went to market - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

This little piggy went to market

Where are you going? - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Where are you going?

Maybe there are some things you should buy with your heart - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Maybe there are some things you should buy with your heart

If you ain't eating wham you ain't eating ham - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

If you ain't eating wham you ain't eating ham

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A man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.

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Director: H.C. Potter

Writer: Eric Hodgins, Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Genre: comedy, romance

Year: 1948

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $5,995,000

Released: 04 Jun 1948

Awards: 1 nomination

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