one of cary grant most enduring comedy be mr. blandings build his dream house . although judging by the size of it the dwell would be a dream mansion today . still cary be make a good living in the advertising field even though he be have a devil of a time try to come up with a slogan for ham with the brand name of wham . what make this film so popular be the housing shortage of the post world war ii year . return veteran from the war be claim their entitlement under the gi bill of right which include home loan . the problem be there literally be not enough house to satisfy the demand . around the time the book by eric hodgins and the film be so popular congress pass and president truman sign the taft ellender wagner housing law which put the government for the first time in the home building business . i have an uncle and aunt who be around the same time build their own home which they move into in the early fifty . like cary grant and myrna loy they have two daughter and be look to get out of inner city rochester . their place wasn not quite as grand a a house in connecticut with eighteen room and still they live there the rest of their life the way cary and myrna most likely do . of course it be expensive and the cost just keep add up and up and threaten to send cary to the cleaner . cary and myrna also have melvyn douglas around to offer counsel and usually too late . truth be tell he kind of sweet on myrna and cary know it . myrna loy role be simply an extension of nora charles . if you can imagine the charles move to the country and william powell have the headache cary grant do and the film would still work just fine . mr. blandings build his dream house still work well a comedy because the situation be universal . and this review be dedicate to my uncle walter and aunt kate who live in their dream house together for over 40 year .