# Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

> A witty Manhattan family discovers that building a rural dream home is an expensive, exhausting, and hilariously unstable path to domestic happiness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20292

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: H. C. Potter
- Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny, Sharyn Moffett, Connie Marshall, Louise Beavers, Ian Wolfe
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040613/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, genial, warm, lazy sunday, classic movie night

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