This year marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most hair-raising horror films ever to hit the big screen: “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.” Adapted from a popular 1946 novel, it tells the story of Jim and Muriel Blandings (Cary Grant and Myrna Loy), a couple climbing the walls in their cramped Manhattan apartment, who buy an old house in Connecticut that becomes a gateway to misery. Tempers hit the stratosphere. James Sanders, an architect and the author of “Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies,” believes the 1948 film maintains its power to trigger anyone who has set out to fix or build a home. Blandings” has earned its place in the cinematic pantheon for another reason.

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Persons: Mr, Blandings, Jim, Muriel Blandings, Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, James Sanders, ”, Blandings ” Locations: Manhattan, Connecticut, New York