A Ticklish Affair

Aug 18, 1963

1h 28m

★ 5.7

It's more fun than marriage.

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A Ticklish Affair Trailers

Cast

Amy Martin

Shirley Jones

Key Weedon

Gig Young

Flight Officer Simon 'Uncle Cy' Shelley

Red Buttons

Tandy Martin

Carolyn Jones

Captain Martin / Gramps

Edgar Buchanan

Yeoman Corker Bell

Eddie Applegate

Captain Haven Hitchcock

Edward Platt

Alex Martin

Bill Mumy

Luke Martin

Bryan Russell

Policeman

Robert Foulk

Fireman

Milton Frome

Grover Martin

Peter Robbins

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