Widowed lawyer cary grant hires sophia loren to take care of his three kids and moves them all onto a houseboat. he believes sophia to be a maid but, in fact, she's the daughter of a famous italian conductor. comedy and romance ensues. cary does well with a character that's not really likable at first.. A stunning 24x36inch (60x91cm approx) photo poster of cary grant as tom winters and sophia loren as cinzia zaccardi in houseboat when choosing one of our amazing photographic images you are acquiring a piece of art history from the world of entertainment.. In this film, cary grant plays a widowed father who packs himself and his spoiled kiddies off to a ramshackle houseboat. enter sophia loren, who is attempting to break loose from her tyrannical.
1958's houseboat was a huge success despite the crazy behind-the-scenes soap opera stuff going on. reportedly, cary grant was mightily crushing on sophia loren, but his romantic advances were met with a resounding "meh" from loren (who was already involved with another older gent).. Cary grant scored still another box-office smash with his 1958 vehicle houseboat. grant plays a widowed father who packs himself and his spoiled kiddies off to a ramshackle houseboat.. With his third of five wives, actress-writer betsy drake, cary grant shared two co-starring film vehicles, 1948's every girl should be married and 1952's room for one more. they had planned yet another film together, houseboat (1958), based on a screenplay by drake herself..