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Mr. Blandings among the lawyers, the architects, the contractors, the bankers, the carpenters, the plumbers, the neighbors — the methods change, but the end is the same: he is thoroughly trimmed.

“Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” is a title that is both straight-faced and ironic. The protagonist, an ad executive, ultimately gets the home of his dreams, but building it is a nightmare.

The Blandings may be prosperous WASPs and the house they build may end up costing vastly more than most of us can afford, but almost all of us can identify with the rest of the tale: ...

A correction was made to this article on Nov. 30. Thomas Haden Church is joining Ice Cube in the remake of “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House,” which Steve Carr is directing for Revolution ...

Sharyn Moffett, Young Actress in ‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House’ and ‘The Body Snatcher,’ Dies at 85. She played a distraught daughter in 'Child of Divorce' and was paired with ...

Blandings Castle, the fictional seat of Lord Emsworth (Timothy Spall), is much more the sort of building of which Prince Charles would approve, and Blandings, which started a second series on BBC1 ...