A Ticklish Affair (1963)
A young widow Amy Martin with three young boys is investigated by the Navy after one of her children inadvertently sends out a distress signal in Morse code by the blinds on his upstairs bedroom window. Commander Weedon and crew observe the signal from their ship and investigates. He falls for the young mother and proposes marriage. However, she is reluctant to have her family live out of a suitcase and initially declines. Gramps tries to bring her on board to sail the sea of love with the commander.
- Released
- 1963-08-18
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- George Sidney, Ruth Brooks Flippen
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Shirley Jones as Amy Martin
- Gig Young as Key Weedon
- Red Buttons as Flight Officer Simon 'Uncle Cy' Shelley
- Carolyn Jones as Tandy Martin
- Edgar Buchanan as Captain Martin / Gramps
- Eddie Applegate as Yeoman Corker Bell
- Edward Platt as Captain Haven Hitchcock
- Bill Mumy as Alex Martin
- Bryan Russell as Luke Martin
- Robert Foulk as Policeman
- Milton Frome as Fireman
- Peter Robbins as Grover Martin