| Houseboat | |
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| Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
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| Produced by | Jack Rose |
| Starring | Cary Grant Sophia Loren Martha Hyer Harry Guardino |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | Frank Bracht |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.5 million (rentals)[1][2] |
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Houseboat is a 1958 American romantic comedy film directed by Melville Shavelson. It was presented in Technicolor and VistaVision.
Starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer and Harry Guardino, the film was written by Shavelson and Jack Rose on the basis of an original script by Grant's wife at the time, Betsy Drake. It was released on November 19, 1958.
The songs, "Almost In Your Arms" sung by Sam Cooke, and "Bing! Bang! Bong!", sung by Sophia Loren, were written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
- ^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M164.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. 7 January 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross