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| 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 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Peggy Connelly | ... | Elizabeth Wilson (scenes deleted) | |
| Brooks Benedict | ... | Pitchman (uncredited) | |
| Ernst Brengt | ... | French diplomat (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Brooks | ... | Country Club Dance Extra (uncredited) | |
| Helen Brown | ... | Woman in laundromat (uncredited) | |
| Susan Cabot | ... | Mrs. Eleanor Wilson (uncredited) | |
| Larry Carr | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Jack Chefe | ... | Country Club Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Country Club Dance Extra / Wedding Guest (uncredited) | |
| Mary Forbes | ... | British society woman (uncredited) | |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... | Laundromat gossip (uncredited) | |
| Bill Hickman | ... | Handsome man (uncredited) | |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Country Club Dance Extra (uncredited) | |
| Joe Lanza | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Florence MacAfee | ... | Laundromat attendant (uncredited) | |
| Joe McTurk | ... | Pitchman (uncredited) | |
| Harold Miller | ... | Country Club Dance Extra / Wedding Guest (uncredited) | |
| Pat Moran | ... | Clown (uncredited) | |
| Gilda Oliva | ... | Pizza saleswoman (uncredited) | |
| William Remick | ... | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | |
| Julian Rivero | ... | Spanish diplomat (uncredited) | |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Country Club Dance Extra (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Wally Walker | ... | Pitchman (uncredited) | |
| Marc Wilder | ... | Specialty dancer (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Melville Shavelson | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Melville Shavelson | (writer) and | |
| Jack Rose | (writer) | |
| Betsy Drake | screenplay (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jack Rose | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| George Duning | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ray June | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Frank Bracht | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John B. Goodman | (as John Goodman) | ||
| Hal Pereira | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sam Comer | |||
| Grace Gregory | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nellie Manley | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Michael D. Moore | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Gene Lauritzen | .... | construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Charles Grenzbach | .... | sound recordist | |
| Hugo Grenzbach | .... | sound recordist | |
| Bill Wistrom | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| John P. Fulton | .... | special photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photographer | |
| W. Wallace Kelley | .... | photographer: second unit (as Wallace Kelley) | |
| Leonard J. South | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| George Duning | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Hal C. Kern | .... | production associate | |
| Richard Mueller | .... | technicolor color consultant | |
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For those who still have the hopeless romantic side to them still kindling, and for those who are not totally cynical about predictable outcomes, Houseboat is decent fun. Cary Grant repeating his romantic comedy work for the umpteenth time, works well with the ravishing and radiant Sophia Loren. Given they were thirty years apart, Grant and Loren were in a pretty heavy romance off screen at this time. Their chemistry is evident and it shows well here. Harry Gaurdino has a good and humorous supporting role. It cracks me up when movies of the 50's portrayed Italian women as fiery and impulsive. It's done that way a bit here as well with Loren, except the script offers her character a bit more warmth and depth. Hollywood stereotypes of Italians have improved until "The Sopranos" came along forty years later. Houseboat is just a cute movie that is worth watching to fill in time. And if you are a fan of either star, it will be that much better.