A Ticklish Affair

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.

Romance Comedy

Shirley Jones

(Amy Martin)

Gig Young

(Key Weedon)

Red Buttons

(Flight Officer Simon 'Uncle Cy' Shelley)

Carolyn Jones

(Tandy Martin)

Edgar Buchanan

(Captain Martin / Gramps)

Eddie Applegate

(Yeoman Corker Bell)

Edward Platt

(Captain Haven Hitchcock)

Bill Mumy

(Alex Martin)

Bryan Russell

(Luke Martin)

Robert Foulk

(Policeman)

Milton Frome

(Fireman)

Peter Robbins

(Grover Martin)

Brian Avery

(Signalman (uncredited))

Tol Avery

(Charlie (uncredited))

Danny Borzage

(Observer at Car (uncredited))

John Brennan

(Officer (uncredited))

John Burnside

(Chief Petty Officer (uncredited))

Boyd Cabeen

(Onlooker (uncredited))

Gene Coogan

(Military Officer (uncredited))

Bill Couch

(Clyde (uncredited))

Ken Delo

(Crewman (uncredited))

Dennis Durney

(Signalman (uncredited))

Michael Galloway

(Lt. Burke (uncredited))

Jack Grinnage

(Seaman (uncredited))

Barnaby Hale

(Cmdr. Landry (uncredited))

George Holmes

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Hap Holmwood

(Officer (uncredited))

Loren Janes

(Hayward (uncredited))

Ken Kane

(Onlooker (uncredited))

Ron Nyman

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Paul Power

(Reporter (uncredited))

Jean Ransome

(Observer at Scene (uncredited))

Ralph Reed

(Seaman (uncredited))

Mitchell Rhein

(Reporter (uncredited))

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

(Jeep Driver (uncredited))

Clifford Sales

(Seaman (uncredited))

James W. Standridge

(U.S. Navy Signalman on Ship (uncredited))

Norman Stevans

(Reporter (uncredited))

Ken Wales

(Seaman Harris (uncredited))

Bill Welsh

(Carson (uncredited))

Frank Wilcox

(Bill (uncredited))

John Willis

(Television Interviewer (uncredited))