6/24/09

Mister Blandings

One of my favorite films celebrated its 61st anniversary this month.



If you're a designer, builder, developer, agent, or hobbyist; you should see this film.

Starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas as the Lawyer and Reginald Denny as the Architect.

In the Spring of 1948, 73 identical houses were raffled off as a promotion for the film.



Based on Eric Hodgins' novel of the same name, there have been many imitations of this film over the years, but none with the same charm and chemistry as the original.

The original house that was the basis for the book still stands in New Milford, Connecticut.