Houseboat (1958) | |
| Director(s) | Melville Shavelson |
| Producer(s) | Jack Rose |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Family, Romance |
| Top Topics | Children, Father Daughter, Father Son, Home, Mistaken Identity, Romance (Comic), Socialites |
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Houseboat (1958) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Melville Shavelson and produced by Jack Rose.
Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose | Nominated |
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Classic Films in Focus: HOUSEBOAT (1958)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2015 From Virtual ViragoCary Grant and Sophia Loren make a charming pair in Melville Shavelson's romantic comedy, Houseboat (1958), which earned Oscar nominations for both its screenplay and the song, "Almost in Your Arms." Their chemistry is hardly surprising, given that Grant had fallen hard for Loren during the filming ... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: HOUSEBOAT (1958)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2015 From Virtual ViragoCary Grant and Sophia Loren make a charming pair in Melville Shavelson's romantic comedy, Houseboat (1958), which earned Oscar nominations for both its screenplay and the song, "Almost in Your Arms." Their chemistry is hardly surprising, given that Grant had fallen hard for Loren during the filming ... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: HOUSEBOAT (1958)
By Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2015 From Virtual ViragoCary Grant and Sophia Loren make a charming pair in Melville Shavelson's romantic comedy, Houseboat (1958), which earned Oscar nominations for both its screenplay and the song, "Almost in Your Arms." Their chemistry is hardly surprising, given that Grant had fallen hard for Loren during the filming ... Read full article
Cary Grant DVD Giveaway: Houseboat (Twitter Contest Week of January 26)
By Annmarie Gatti on Jan 28, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub BlogCary Grant ?Houseboat? DVD Giveaway! Entry Task for this week?s Twitter Contest. Okay, this is it –?our forth and final Cary Grant DVD Giveaway?on Twitter this month! This week CMH is?giving away a copy of the romantic comedy, ?Houseboat,? starring Cary and the beautiful Cinzia, oops I mean?So... Read full article
Houseboat(1958).
By Dawn Sample on May 30, 2013 From Noir and Chick FlicksHouseboat (1958). Romantic/comedy starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Paul Petersen, Charles Herbert and Mimi Gibson. Directed by Melville Shavelson, who also directed the original 1968 version of Yours, Mine and Ours. When Tom Winston, takes custody of his three children Elizabeth, Da... Read full article
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Elizabeth Winters: Cinzia's our maid. She doesn't know how to cook.
Carolyn Gibson: So I see. Where's your father?
Elizabeth Winters: Oh, he's doing the laundry for the weekend at the laundromat. We have to bring the clothes there becaue Cinzia doesn't know how to wash.
Carolyn Gibson: Just whatdoes she do?
Elizabeth Winters: Oh everything!
Angelo Donatello: My brother once took a dame like that to the Sons of Italy Ball. Boom! He's married and ever since, he's been having sons of Italy all over the place. You know what I mean?
Cinzia Zaccardi: Will you assist me? This is the necklace my mother wore the night my father proposed to her.
Angelo Donatello: Proposed???
Cinzia Zaccardi: Uh huh. I never had it on before.
Angelo Donatello: Excuse me, I -- I just remembered something... My brother's very sick -- very, very sick. I was, uh, I was bringing him these flowers. That's why I came over to talk to you about. Really. My apologies. Forgive me. Shoot me -- but I'm not taking you to no dance!
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Facts about
Carlo Ponti obtained a Mexican divorce from his first wife and married Sophia Loren by proxy, while she was in Hollywood, filming Houseboat (1958) - and dating co-star Cary Grant (17 September 1957).
Original screenplay was written by Betsy Drake, Cary Grant's wife. Grant originally wanted it to star her but his extra-marital affair with Sophia Loren complicated the project. Drake's script was drastically re-written by two other writers to accommodate Loren and bears little resemblance to Drake's concept.
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