---
title: 'Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'H. C. Potter'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mr-blandings-builds-his-dream-house-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040613/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

1948 · 93 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1948 American comedy film directed by H. C. Potter, and starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas. Written and produced by the team of Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, it was an adaptation of the 1946 novel of the same name written by Eric Hodgins and illustrated by William Steig. The story follows a married couple who encounter constant problems after their purchase and remodel of a home in the country.

## Credits

- **Director:** [H. C. Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-c-potter)
- **Screenplay:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank), [Norman Panama](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-panama)
- **Producer:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank), [Norman Panama](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-panama), [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Wong Howe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong-howe)
- **Editor:** [Harry Marker](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-marker)

## Cast

- [Tito Vuolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-vuolo)
- [Dan Tobin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-tobin)
- [Reginald Denny](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-denny)
- [Lurene Tuttle](https://cinepixo.com/people/lurene-tuttle)
- [Jason Robards](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-robards-2)
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur)
- [Nestor Paiva](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-paiva)
- [Charles Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-middleton)
- [Will Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-wright)
- [Melvyn Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvyn-douglas)
- [Myrna Loy](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-loy)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Lex Barker](https://cinepixo.com/people/lex-barker)
- [Louise Beavers](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-beavers)
- [Emory Parnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/emory-parnell)

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