A widower, his three young children, and a bombshell nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.
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Title: Houseboat (1958)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| 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 | |
| Madge Kennedy | ... | Mrs. Farnsworth | |
| John Litel | ... | Mr. William Farnsworth | |
| Werner Klemperer | ... | Harold Messner | |
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Tom Winters, 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. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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The Screen's Most Exciting Team in the Most Romantic Comedy Ever! See more »Parents Guide:
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Cinzia Zaccardi: [She turns on the spray paint and sprays him in the face on purpose] Oops.
Tom Winters: Thank you, Michelangelo. Thank you.
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Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Sung by Sam Cooke
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When Tom comes outside after hurriedly dressing to discover the houseboat has broken loose, his shirt is unbuttoned to his waist. In the following shot a split-second later his shirt is completely buttoned all the way up to his collar. See more »Quotes
Tom Winters: [after punishing his son] Well, now where were we?Cinzia Zaccardi: [She turns on the spray paint and sprays him in the face on purpose] Oops.
Tom Winters: Thank you, Michelangelo. Thank you.
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Love Song from Houseboat (Almost in Your Arms)Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Sung by Sam Cooke
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At first glance, "Houseboat" looks like the worst type of sitcom: stern father gets saddled with his estranged children, later hiring a governess who is really a runaway from high society. Saccharin-prone viewers might bail early, but give it time. Cary Grant plays the dad with an amusing mixture of concern, consternation and suspicion; he enjoys a good time, but he goads his kids into being more than what he sees, and when his son pushes back it seems an exceptionally realistic reaction. As for Sophia Loren, basking in her movie-star close-ups, she takes a cartoonish character (which is written like a cynical refugee from "Roman Holiday") and gives the lady a big heart. Her bonding with the children (and with Grant) is a treat, and while I wasn't quite convinced it would all work out happily, I was genuinely entertained. A surprising jewel. *** from ****