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Houseboat


Date: 1958
Type: Romantic comedy
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Melville Shavelson
Producer: Jack Rose

Comment/Synopsis

ary Grant is a widower trying to cope with his three children when Sophia Loren appears and the children persuade him to employ her as their maid and they end up living on a delapidated houseboat on a river. Her skills as a maid are limited as she is an Italian socialite escaping from her overbearing father. This is Cary Grant and Sophia Loren doing romantic comedy very well, ironically just after they had split for having a real life affair.

Actors


Cary GrantCary Grant
Sophia LorenSophia Loren
Martha HyerMartha Hyer
Murray HamiltonMurray Hamilton
Eduardo CiannelliEduardo Ciannelli
Harry Guardino
Mimi Gibson
Charles Herbert
Madge Kennedy
John LitelJohn Litel

Oscars

Nomination - Writing, Original song
Production
Paramount Pictures
Houseboat