Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas. Grant and Loy play a married couple living in a cramped apartment in New York City, who decide to move to the boondocks in Connecticut and buy a house there. Only trouble is, the house they buy is unlivable, and they have to tear it down and build a new one -- at great expense. Low-key comedy is a pleasure to watch, with Grant and Loy very convincing as a married couple, and Douglas as their lawyer who tries to warn them that they are getting into deep trouble when they buy the property in Connecticut. Naturally, as they are building the new house, nothing goes right, and expenses mount. Grant's reactions to the rising costs provide most of the comedy, with the workmen building the house providing local color. A good quality old film. (Subtitles for the hearing-impaired are available, as well as closed captions.) Grade: B+