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Family/Comedy/Romance, 110 min, color
Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson and
Jack Rose
19 November 1958 (USA)
Comedy / Drama / Family / Romance more
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Cary Grant | ... | Tom Winters |
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Sophia Loren | ... | Cinzia Zaccardi |
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Martha Hyer | ... | Carolyn Gibson |
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Harry Guardino | ... | Angelo Donatello |
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Eduardo Ciannelli | ... | Arturo Zaccardi, Cinzia's father/orchestra conductor |
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Murray Hamilton | ... | Capt. Alan Wilson |
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Mimi Gibson | ... | Elizabeth Winters |
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Paul Petersen | ... | David Winters |
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Charles Herbert | ... | Robert Winters |
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Madge Kennedy | ... | Mrs. Farnsworth |
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John Litel | ... | Mr. William Farnsworth |
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Werner Klemperer | ... | Harold Messner |
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Peggy Connelly | ... | Elizabeth Wilson (scenes deleted) |
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Brooks Benedict | ... | Pitchman (uncredited) |
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Ernst Brengt | ... | French diplomat (uncredited) |
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Ralph Brooks | ... | Country Club Dance Extra (uncredited) |
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Helen Brown | ... | Woman in laundromat (uncredited) |
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Susan Cabot | ... | Mrs. Eleanor Wilson (uncredited) |
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Larry Carr | ... | (uncredited) |
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Jack Chefe | ... | Country Club Waiter (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers | ... | Country Club Dance Extra/Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Mary Forbes | ... | British society woman (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Freeman | ... | Laundromat gossip (uncredited) |
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Bill Hickman | ... | Handsome man (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Country Club Dance Extra (uncredited) |
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Joe Lanza | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
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Florence MacAfee | ... | Laundromat attendant (uncredited) |
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Joe McTurk | ... | Pitchman (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller | ... | Country Club Dance Extra/Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Pat Moran | ... | Clown (uncredited) |
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Gilda Oliva | ... | Pizza saleswoman (uncredited) |
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William Remick | ... | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
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Julian Rivero | ... | Spanish diplomat (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Country Club Dance Extra (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Wally Walker | ... | Pitchman (uncredited) |
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Marc Wilder | ... | Specialty dancer (uncredited) |
Directed by |
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| Melville Shavelson | |||
Writing credits |
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| Melville Shavelson | and | |
| Jack Rose | ||
| Betsy Drake | screenplay (uncredited) | |
Produced by |
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| Jack Rose | .... | producer | |
Original Music by |
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| George Duning | |||
Cinematography by |
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| Ray June | |||
Film Editing by |
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| Frank Bracht | |||
Art Direction by |
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| John B. Goodman | (as John Goodman) | ||
| Hal Pereira | |||
Set Decoration by |
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| Sam Comer | |||
| Grace Gregory | |||
Costume Design by |
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| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department |
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| Nellie Manley | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director |
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| Michael D. Moore | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department |
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| Gene Lauritzen | .... | construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department |
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| Charles Grenzbach | .... | sound recordist | |
| Hugo Grenzbach | .... | sound recordist | |
| Bill Wistrom | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by |
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| John P. Fulton | .... | special photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department |
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| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photographer | |
| W. Wallace Kelley | .... | photographer: second unit (as Wallace Kelley) | |
| Leonard J. South | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department |
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| Richard Mueller | .... | color consultant: Technicolor | |
Other crew |
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| Hal C. Kern | .... | production associate | |
| George Duning | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
Crew verified as complete
Production Companies
Distributors
110 min
USA
English / Italian
Color (Technicolor)
1.85 : 1 more
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Fort Washington, Maryland, USA more
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1959 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song Jay Livingston Ray Evans For the song "Almost in Your Arms (Love Song from Houseboat)" |
| Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly
for the Screen Melville Shavelson Jack Rose |
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| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor Harry Guardino |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Won | Golden Laurel | Top Comedy |
| Top Male Comedy Performance Cary Grant |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) | Best Written American Comedy Melville Shavelson Jack Rose |
