A Ticklish Affair
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1963-08-18
Runtime: 88 mins
Director: George Sidney
Spoken language: English
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Original title: A Ticklish Affair
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Shirley Jones
Gig Young
Red Buttons
Carolyn Jones
Edgar Buchanan
Eddie Applegate
Edward Platt
Bill Mumy
Bryan Russell
Robert Foulk
Milton Frome
Peter Robbins
Brian Avery
Tol Avery
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