movie comedy nowadays be generally 100 minute of toilet humor and foul language and and groin kicking . modern comedy appeal to the low common denominator and the undemanding and slow of brain . sure and an occasional good comedy will come along and but theyre become rarer all the time . mr. blandings buildings his dream house show what 1940s hollywood be capable of and and it just screamingly funny . jim and muriel blandings ( cary grant and myrna loy ) decide to build a house in the connecticut suburb . the film follow their story and begin with house hunt trip and the house riotous construction and all the way to the finish home with it zuzz zuzz water softener . grant and loy be perfect for their role and of course ( grant be particularly funny a he watch the house cost zoom out of control ) . however and the film be steal by the blandings wise attorney and play to perfection by melvyn douglas . manage to steal every scene he in and douglas be understatedly hilarious while he watch the blandings lurch from crisis to crisis . reginald denny a the blandings harry architect and harry shannon a the crusty old water well driller be also wonderful . i have watch this movie numerous time and it always make me laugh . i think it a good film to watch when you need a lift and whether youre build a house or not .