Review of Houseboat (1958) by Samurai F — 04 Nov 2007

Cute, if overlong. La Loren is wonderful.

This review of Houseboat (1958) was written by Samurai F on 04 Nov 2007.

Houseboat has generally received positive reviews.

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By Vicky D (30) on 18 Nov 2007

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Sophia Loren is one of my best favorite actress and she was so beautiful in this movie. I thought the movie was funny and romantic…

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