Mr. Blandings builds his dream house
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Popular Media - 3rd FloorPN1997.2 .M6186 2004On Shelf

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LC Subjects
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction -- Drama.
Comedy films.
DVD-Video discs.
Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair -- Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Homeowners -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
Comedy films
Drama
Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair
Families
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Films for the hearing impaired
Homeowners
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other Subjects
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Comedy films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Films comiques.
Films de fiction.
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
053939632026, 085393498221

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Eric Hodgins.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948.
General Note
Also issued as part of the Cary Grant the signature collection.
General Note
Special features include: "The house of tomorrow" cartoon; audio vault (Oct. 10, 1949 Lux Radio Theater broadcast with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne; June 9, 1950 Screen Directors Playhouse broadcast with Cary Grant and Betsy Drake; Cary Grant trailer gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, James Wong Howe ; art directors, Albert S. D'Agostino, Carroll Clark ; special effects, Russell A. Cully ; set decorations, Darrell Silvera, Harley Miller ; music by Leigh Harline ; musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff ; film editor, Harry Marker ; sound by Francis M. Sarver, Clem Portman ; gowns by Robert Kalloch ; assistant director, James Lane.
Participants/Performers
Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny, Sharyn Moffett, Connie Marshall, Louise Beavers, Ian Wolfe, Harry Shannon, Tito Vuolo, Nestor Paiva, Jason Robards, Lurene Tuttle, Lex Barker, Emory Parnell.
Description
Cary Grant plays a successful New York advertising executive who wants to escape his current living situation. He decides to design his own dream house in the suburbs and the project turns wrong when the bills never end and the problems never stop.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; standard full screen presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer format.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
Closed captioned.
Language
Soundtrack in English, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Potter, H. C. 1., Schary, D., Panama, N., Frank, M., Grant, C., Loy, M., Douglas, M., Denny, R., Moffett, S., Marshall, C., Beavers, L., Wolfe, I., Shannon, H., Vuolo, T., Paiva, N., Robards, J., Tuttle, L., Barker, L., Parnell, E., Howe, J. W., D'Agostino, A., Clark, C., Cully, R. A., Silvera, D., Miller, H., Harline, L., Bakaleinikoff, C. 1., Marker, H., Kalloch., Dunne, I., Drake, B., & Hodgins, E. (2004). Mr. Blandings builds his dream house (Standard version.). Warner Home Video : Turner Entertainment Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

H. C. 1904-1977. Potter et al.. 2004. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video : Turner Entertainment Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

H. C. 1904-1977. Potter et al.. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video : Turner Entertainment Co, 2004.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Potter, H. C. 1., Schary, D., Panama, N., Frank, M., Grant, C., Loy, M. and Douglas, M. et al (2004). Mr. blandings builds his dream house. Standard version. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video : Turner Entertainment Co.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Potter, H. C. 1904-1977., et al. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Standard version., Warner Home Video : Turner Entertainment Co., 2004.

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