In this classic comedy, the Blandings family lives in a cramped New York apartment and dreams of a bigger, better life in the country. Their ideal turns to chaos as they soon discover that buying, building, and settling into their own home is far more complicated—and hilarious—than they ever expected. Cast: - Cary Grant as James Blandings - Myrna Loy as Muriel Blandings - Melvyn Douglas as William "Bill" Cole - Louise Beavers as Gussie - Reginald Denny as Henry Simms - Jason Robards, Sr. as John Retch - Lex Barker as Carpenter Foreman - Connie Marshall as Betsy Blandings - Sharyn Moffett as Joan Blandings - Ian Wolfe as Real Estate Agent Smith - Nestor Paiva as Joe Appolonio - Harry Shannon as W.D. Tesander - Tito Vuolo as Mr. Zucca Runtime: 93 minutes.