Houseboat
It All Happens Happily on a Heaven of a Houseboat!
1958 | 110m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Melville Shavelson |
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| Writer: | Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose, Betsy Drake |
| Staring: |
| An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 19, 1958 |
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| Director: | Melville Shavelson |
| Writer: | Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose, Betsy Drake |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | class society, nanny, parent child relationship, boat wedding, washington dc, usa, ball, houseboat, harmonica, single father |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,500,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Ralph Brooks | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Beulah Christian | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Roy Damron | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| James Gonzalez | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Perk Lazelle | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Country Club Patron / Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Tom Ferrandini | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevans | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| José Portugal | Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Ruby Scrivo | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Lennie Smith | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Scott Brady | Dancer (non crédité) |
| Nikki Faustino Brady | Dancer (non crédité) |
| Tony Rosa | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Joe Lanza | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Country Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| Joe Evans | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Paul Ravel | Carnival Patron (uncredited) |
| Herman Belmonte | Carnival Patron (uncredited) |
| Wally Walker | Pitchman (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | Pitchman (uncredited) |
| Joe McTurk | Pitchman (uncredited) |
| Helen Brown | Woman in Laundromat (uncredited) |
| Peggy Connelly | Eleanor Wilson (uncredited) |
| Stewart East | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Bill Hickman | Handsome Man (uncredited) |
| Florence MacAfee | Laundromat Attendant (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Carnival Patron (uncredited) |
| Mabel Smaney | Carnival Patron (uncredited) |
| Pat Moran | Mabel Smaney (uncredited) |
| Pat Moran | A Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | A Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bobby Gilbert | A Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack Deery | A Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ernst Brengt | French Diplomat (uncredited) |
| Julian Rivero | Spanish Diplomat (uncredited) |
| Mary Forbes | British Society Woman (uncredited) |
| William Remick | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| Edwin Rochelle | Caterer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Steele | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Larry Carr | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Melville Shavelson | Director, Writer |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Sam Comer | Decorator, Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Jack Rose | Writer |
| Betsy Drake | Screenplay |
| Yul Brynner | Still Photographer |
| Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Grace Gregory | Decorator, Set Decoration |
| John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Ray June | Director of Photography |
| Bud Bashaw Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Dorothy Yutzi | Script Supervisor |
| Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Richard Mueller | Color Grading |
| Bud Clark | Wardrobe Designer |
| Leonard J. South | Camera Operator |
| Jack Harris | Still Photographer |
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Farciot Edouart | Photo Retouching, Sound Editor |
| Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Bill Wistrom | Sound Editor |
| Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| James A. Rosenberger | Assistant Director |
| Charles Woolstenhulme | Unit Manager |
| Andrew J. Durkus | Unit Production Manager |
| Karl Silvera | Makeup Artist |
| Dean Cole | Hair Setup |
| Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Van Cleave | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Rose | Producer |
| Hal C. Kern | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 568 | 815 |