Houseboat (film)
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| Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
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| Produced by | Jack Rose |
| Starring | Cary Grant Sophia Loren Martha Hyer Harry Guardino |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | Frank Bracht |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.5 million (rentals) |
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.