---
title: 'Houseboat (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melville Shavelson'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/houseboat-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051745/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Houseboat (1958)

1958 · 105 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson)
- **Screenplay:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson), [Jack Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-rose)
- **Producer:** [Jack Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-rose)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Duning](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-duning)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray June](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-june)
- **Editor:** [Frank Bracht](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-bracht)

## Cast

- [Cary Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-grant)
- [Eduardo Ciannelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-ciannelli)
- [Martha Hyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-hyer)
- [Mimi Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimi-gibson)
- [Charles Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-herbert)
- [Kathleen Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-freeman)
- [Sophia Loren](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophia-loren)
- [Madge Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/madge-kennedy)
- [Werner Klemperer](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-klemperer)
- [Mary Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-forbes)
- [John Litel](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-litel)
- [Paul Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-petersen)
- [Murray Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-hamilton)
- [Harry Guardino](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-guardino)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/houseboat-1958
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