The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
207 audience votes
Key crew
- H. C. PotterDirector
- Norman PanamaScreenplay
- Melvin FrankScreenplay
- Leigh HarlineOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cary GrantJim Blandings
- Myrna LoyMuriel Blandings
- Melvyn DouglasBill Cole
- Reginald DennySimms
- Sharyn MoffettJoan Blandings
- Connie MarshallBetsy Blandings
- Louise BeaversGussie
- Ian WolfeSmith
- Harry ShannonTesander
- Tito VuoloMr. Zucca
- Nestor PaivaJoe Appollonio
- Jason Robards Sr.John Retch
Stills
Themes
home ownershipadvertising executivebuilding a house