Houseboat (film)

Houseboat
Houseboat
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Melville Shavelson
Written by	Melville Shavelson; Jack Rose; Betsy Drake; (uncredited);
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
Release date	November 19, 1958;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3.5 million (rentals)

Houseboat is a 1958 American romantic comedy film directed by Melville Shavelson. 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. It was presented in Technicolor and VistaVision.

Starring Cary Grant, 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.

^ 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

[AllTime-1] Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M164.

[2] "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

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