HOUSEBOAT … 1958

 

HOUSEBOAT … 1958

Director: Melville Shavelson
Stars: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren and Martha Hyer

SYNOPSIS:

Tom Winston, a widower, is trying to understand and raise three precocious children alone. He gets a little unexpected help from Cinzia, when the children decide she is be the new maid. She is actually an Italian socialite who is trying to get away from her overprotective father.

RELEASE DATES:

USA 19 November 1958

Technical

Runtime: 110 min
Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Colour: Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

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.

AWARDS

1959  Nominated Oscar
Best Music, Original Song Jay Livingston Ray Evans for the song "Almost in Your Arms (Love Song from Houseboat)"

Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Melville Shavelson Jack Rose