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
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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