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Screen Directors Playhouse · July 1, 1949 · 29 min · 3,781 words
The transcript of “Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House”, an episode of Screen Directors Playhouse first broadcast July 1, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Screen Directors Playhouse plays Screen Directors Playhouse free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Wait a yes, sir. I'll have some cold salmon the potato salad and a cold bottle of pap blue ribbon Yes, sir finest beer serve anywhere Hollywood finest beer serve anywhere proudly present Production mr. Blanding's bills his dream house director H. C. Potter star Kerry Grant The Hollywood screen directors present a blueprint for laughter mr. Blanding's
builds his dream house starring Carrie Grant and introducing the director of the film H.C. Potter. The directing of motion pictures can ordinarily be expected to satisfy anyone's urge for creative achievement but not our guest screen director tonight. For he's also the director of such significant Broadway plays as a bell for a donno and an of a thousand days. On the screen he's brought
you such fine entertainment as Mr. Lucky, the farmer's daughter and tonight's story Mr. Blandings bills his dream house. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. H. C. Potter. Thank you. People laugh at most comedies because something funny happens to the characters. But in the case of Mr. Blandings, they laugh because the joke was on them.
As millions of Mr. Blandings saw themselves discovering the ferocious fact that homes are built not born. Now Mr. Blandings built his dream house for the first time on the air, starring Cary Grant in his original role of Jim with Francis Robinson as Muriel.
Ben was once a carefree fellow who swung happily through the jungle trees, every man his own toss. But then he wanted to get out of the trees and into caves. Then he yearned to get out of the caves into a house. He's still yearning. This is the story of Jim Blanding's New York apartment dweller who yearned to get out of his cave.
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