Houseboat

1958 film by Melville Shavelson
Movie film Q1591051
Houseboat
Paramount Pictures - DVD bonus · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Houseboat

Summary

Houseboat is a film[1]. Houseboat ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (611 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Houseboat's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Houseboat was directed by Melville Shavelson[4].
  • Melville Shavelson wrote the screenplay for Houseboat[5].
  • Jack Rose wrote the screenplay for Houseboat[6].
  • Houseboat's composer is recorded as George Duning[7].
  • Houseboat's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Cary Grant[9].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Sophia Loren[10].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Martha Hyer[11].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Paul Petersen[12].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Charles Herbert[13].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Harry Guardino[14].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Eduardo Ciannelli[15].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Mimi Gibson[16].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Werner Klemperer[17].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Madge Kennedy[18].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was John Litel[19].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Kathleen Freeman[20].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Mary Forbes[21].
  • A cast member of Houseboat was Murray Hamilton[22].
  • Houseboat was produced by Jack Rose[23].
  • Houseboat's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[24].
  • Houseboat's director of photography is recorded as Ray June[25].
  • The original language of Houseboat was English[26].
  • Houseboat's Commons category is recorded as Houseboat (film)[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Houseboat was produced by Jack Rose[23]. Houseboat was directed by Melville Shavelson[4]. Screenwriters include Melville Shavelson[5] and Jack Rose[6]. Cast members include Cary Grant[9], Sophia Loren[10], Martha Hyer[11], Paul Petersen[12], Charles Herbert[13], and Harry Guardino[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1958[28] and November 19, 1958[29]. The original language of Houseboat was English[26]. Houseboat's genre is romantic comedy[8]. Houseboat was distributed by video on demand[30].

Reception

Reviews include 5.8/10[31] and 64%[32].

Why It Matters

Houseboat ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (611 views/month).[2] Houseboat has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Houseboat is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · MrRobertman · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 470538
    Does the dog die? media id → 97450
    Blu-ray.com film id → 147017
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 1.85:1
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 19 November 1958, Added via Tricorder v4.1"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 51745
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 51745, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 5478
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 5478, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1958-11-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose
    Duration → {'amount': '+105'}
    Il mondo dei doppiatori id → film1/unmaritopercinzia
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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