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Houseboat (1958)

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Reviews Counted:11

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Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When Tom Winston's (Cary Grant) estranged wife dies in a sudden accident, he's left alone to raise their three children. Problem is, Elizabeth, David and Robert Winston haven't seen hide nor hair... When Tom Winston's (Cary Grant) estranged wife dies in a sudden accident, he's left alone to raise their three children. Problem is, Elizabeth, David and Robert Winston haven't seen hide nor hair of their father in ages, and they aren't about to let him play the perfect parent now. Tom has to win his bratty brood's respect first. Along comes Cinzia Zaccardi (Sophia Loren), a lovely long-legged lady who's willing to do anything to escape her strict father. So, she poses as a maid and goes to work for Tom as a live-in nanny. Before they know it, Tom, Cinzia and the kids will be living as one big, crazy family. [More]

Starring: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino

Starring: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino, Eduardo Ciannelli

Director: Melville Shavelson

Director: Melville Shavelson
Screenwriter: Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
Composer: George Duning

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Innocent romantic comedy isn't one of Grant's best, but he and Loren make for interesting watching in close quarters.

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The leads share so little chemistry I had to double-check the credits to make sure they were in the same movie.

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Typically overlong late 50s star comedy

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This is a warm romantic comedy that is exceptionally perceptive and sensitive about the feelings of the children.

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August 09, 2007: Writer-Director Mel Shavelson Passes Away at 90
Melville Shavelson, the prolific writer/director of the 1950s and 1960s and frequent president of the Writers Guild of America West, died of natural causes on Wednesday at the... More...

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