Houseboat

Houseboat

It All Happens Happily on a Heaven of a Houseboat!

1958 · 110 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Romance

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.

Directed by Melville Shavelson · Written by Betsy Drake

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