Houseboat (film)
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| Houseboat | |
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 DVD Cover for Houseboat |
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| Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
| Produced by | Jack Rose |
| Written by | Melville Shavelson Jack Rose |
| Starring | Cary Grant Sophia Loren Martha Hyer Paul Peterson Charles Herbert Harry Guardino |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Editing by | Frank Bracht |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1958 |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Language | English |
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Houseboat is a 1958 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Paul Petersen, Charles Herbert and Mimi Gibson. The movie was directed by Melville Shavelson, who also directed the original 1968 version of Yours, Mine and Ours.
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[edit] Synopsis
Tom Winters, a widower, is trying to understand and raise three precocious children alone. He gets a little unexpected help from Cinzia, when the children decide she is to be the new maid. But she is actually an Italian socialite who is trying to get away from her overprotective father.
During filming, Grant was smitten by the young Italian starlet resulting in a torrid love affair. Grant repeatedly asked Loren to marry him. She refused his many proposals and eventually married Italian film director Carlo Ponti (for the 2nd time) after some legal complications were worked out.
[edit] Filming Locations
Parts of the movie were filmed in Fort Washington, Maryland on the Potomac River and Piscataway Creek at the present site of Fort Washington marina.
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Cary Grant | Tom Winters |
| Sophia Loren | Cinzia Zaccardi |
| Martha Hyer | Carolyn Gibson |
| Paul Petersen | David Winters |
| Charles Herbert | Robert Winters |
| Mimi Gibson | Elizabeth Winters |
| Harry Guardino | Angelo Donatello |
| Eduardo Ciannelli | Arturo Zaccardi |
| Werner Klemperer | Harold Messner |
| John Litel | Mr. William Farnsworth |
| Madge Kennedy | Mrs. Farnsworth |
[edit] Awards
- The film was nominated for two Oscar Awards: one for Best Original Song for "Almost in Your Arms (Love Song from Houseboat)", and the other for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen.
- Harry Guardino was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
- The movie won Golden Laurel Awards for Top Comedy and Top Male Comedy Performance by Cary Grant.
[edit] External links
- Houseboat at the Internet Movie Database
