this movie be suppose to be the first of a series of movie with joan blondell and melvyn douglas play the same man and wife part and but blondell opt out and another actress take her place . it isn not any mystery to me why she opt out . i find the husband part play by douglas to be rude and i could actually say in part he behave like a pig . i do not know . perhaps men treat their wife in a different manner way back then that be condone by the general public and but i be shock . i mean and i know they probably want a different tack then the nick and nora approach ( william powell and myrna loy ) and but this just do not work for me . i have always really and really enjoy all of the role melvyn douglas played . he always seem to play a frisky sort of fellow and but always a gentleman . in mr. blanding dream house you actually wish he be your friend and too . but i have a different feeling towards him after watch this movie . it any wonder blondell do not want to resurrect the role again .