Houseboat
“It All Happens Happily on a Heaven of a Houseboat!”
1958•1h 50m•6.4•Released
ComedyRomance
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Director
Melville Shavelson
Writer
Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose, Betsy Drake
Revenue
$4M
Languages
English, Italian
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Cary Grant
Tom Winters
Sophia Loren
Cinzia Zaccardi
Martha Hyer
Carolyn Gibson
Harry Guardino
Angelo Donatello
Eduardo Ciannelli
Arturo Zaccardi
Murray Hamilton
Capt. Alan Wilson
Mimi Gibson
Elizabeth Winters
Paul Petersen
David Winters
Charles Herbert
Robert Winters
Werner Klemperer
Harold Messner
Madge Kennedy
Mrs. Farnsworth
John Litel
Mr. William Farnsworth
Bess Flowers
Wedding Guest
Kathleen Freeman
Laundromat Gossip
Marc Wilder
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Jack Rose
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