Houseboat (1958)
- Directed by
- Melville Shavelson
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 199 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A widowed lawyer takes his three children and a nanny to live on a houseboat. There he meets a free-spirited woman and they begin a romance.
lightheartedwhimsicalwarmcharmingplayfulsunnygentleromantic
What happens
Houseboat is a 1958 American romantic comedy film directed by Melville Shavelson, written by Shavelson, Jack Rose, and Betsy Drake, and starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. It follows a widowed lawyer, accompanying three children and a nanny on a houseboat. The film was presented in Technicolor and VistaVision. It premiered on November 19, 1958. The songs, "Almost In Your Arms" sung by Sam Cooke, and "Bing! Bang! Bong!", sung by Loren, were written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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