A Ticklish Affair

A Ticklish Affair (1963)

It's more fun than marriage.

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.

Date of release
1963-08-18
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Director
George Sidney

Casting

Interesting facts

A Ticklish Affair, also known as Moon Walk, is a 1963 American comedy film directed by George Sidney and starring Shirley Jones, Gig Young, Red Buttons and Carolyn Jones. The screenplay, by Ruth Brooks Flippen, was based on a short story by Barbara Luther. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1964.

Production

Originally titled Moon Walk, the production was intended to be a vehicle for Jean Simmons. Contract obligations, however, were at play and Shirley Jones ended up with the role. After an academy-award-winning performance in Elmer Gantry (1960), she was hoping to concentrate on serious roles, but instead Jones was assigned to comedies such as The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963).

Principal photography for A Ticklish Affair took place in and around Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California, with the U.S. Navy providing access to its naval resources. Former child star and actor, Lieutenant Commander Frank Coghlan, Jr., USN, who was also a serving U.S. naval officer and Naval Aviator, provided the armed forces liaison for the film.

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