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When a civil servant's life takes a turn for the worse he attempts to put it back in line by first employing a nanny to tame his three wild children. But when Sophia Loren arrives to take charge his bad luck has only just begun on the rocky path to a happy ending.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Cary Grant has few opportunities in this film to be the suave urbanite seducer we know and love him for - after all he has three children, no wife and an interfering family to cope with! Having said that, he shows his unfailing comic timing and while Sophia Loren is playing as usual, Sophia Loren, there are some nice touches. She's on the run and takes a job as housekeeper, mending hearts and bringing the family together. The dance scene is well done, giving Grant some great lines and allowing Sophia to shimmy around in a tight gold frock. Of course everyone lives happily ever after and it's amusing - it's just not one of his best. Sophia Loren is mis-cast - you can't help thinking that Ingrid Bergman would have done it so much better - but well, has Cary Grant ever been in a stinker?
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
This is a lovely lighthearted film that I watched with my three children. Curl up on the sofa on a Sunday with a box of chocolates and spend time with the kids. We all enjoyed the film and my children have watched it four more times without me. It's great that there are films out there with no swearing etc. in them. It was fine for all of us, from age 3 to 34.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By F. Mclachlan
Format:DVD
spoilt rich girl who longs to lead a normal life, takes up a job as a nanny/housekeeper with a widowed, wealthy businessman who doesn't know her secret...
This is the kind of film that Sleepless in Seattle and While You Were Sleeping try to be! Good as those films are, they still can't match this one. The chemistry between Cary Grant and Sophia Loren is amazing (according to Hollywood gossip it spilled over into real life too!), the comedy is timed to perfection and the lavish sets and wardrobe is impeccable as always in those days. If you love the old style romantic comedies, you won't be disappointed!
This is the kind of film that Sleepless in Seattle and While You Were Sleeping try to be! Good as those films are, they still can't match this one. The chemistry between Cary Grant and Sophia Loren is amazing (according to Hollywood gossip it spilled over into real life too!), the comedy is timed to perfection and the lavish sets and wardrobe is impeccable as always in those days. If you love the old style romantic comedies, you won't be disappointed!
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2.0 out of 5 stars
great film
great film but the sound lets it down !! every time a person stops speaking the sound goes off and there is a time laps
before coming on very slight but very irritating !!
before coming on very slight but very irritating !!
Published 27 days ago by philsue
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
Lovely film....reminds you of how handsome men were and how beautiful Sophia Loren was, shame girls don't take care of themselves now
Published 29 days ago by christine king
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great Cary Grant film
the king of romantic comedies with the gorgeous Sophia Loren...by the end of the film, the little song that Ms Loren sings throughout will be stuck in your head, like it or not!
Published 1 month ago by Mr. S. Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old fashioned fun
Cary Grant and Sophia Loren - if you like them then you can't help but like this film. Ms Loren sings in it too. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Crispin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great memories
The fact that there is a good selection of classic movies available on amazon means you can get something that will bring back good memories time and time again for your elderly... Read more
Published 2 months ago by gerry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Vintage Grant/Loren
Good old fashioned romance a cinderella story in reverse. It shows cary grant at his best and who can resist Sophia Loren.
Published 2 months ago by Brian Chisham
1.0 out of 5 stars
An expensive buy at any price
What an awful mess of a film, Grants bitterness towards Loren is very much evident throughout this film, see the history on his breakup with Loren in Wikipedia, his attitude... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. J. A. Bentley
1.0 out of 5 stars
the worst film ever known to the human species.
boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. boring. Read more
Published 4 months ago by John M. Osullivan
3.0 out of 5 stars
Houseboat
Good film although I prefer Cary Grant with Leslie Caron in 'Father Goose' which is a similar sort of movie with children in it. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Emdee
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ahoy there Cary and Sophia.
Houseboat is directed by Melville Shavelson who also co-writes the screenplay with Jack Rose. It stars Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Paul Petersen, Charles Herbert, Harry... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Spike Owen
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