Review of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) by Jane H — 09 Mar 2006

I just stumbled across this on TV and thought it was really comic. Cary grant is very good as always.

This review of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) was written by Jane H on 09 Mar 2006.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House has generally received positive reviews.

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