| Release Date: | Aug 1960 |
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| Genre: | Drama / Comedy |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations |
| Cast: | Clark Gable (Michael Hamilton), Sophia Loren (Lucia Curcio), Vittorio De Sica (Mario Vitale), Marietto (Nando Hamilton), Paolo Carlini (Renzo), Giovanni Filidoro (Gennariello), Claudio Ermelli (Luigi), Bob Cunningham (Don Mc Guire - Train Passenger), Marco Tulli (), Carlo Rizzo (), Yvonne Monlaur (), Liana Del Balzo (Bit part (uncredited)), Mimmo Poli (Man in Bar (uncredited)) |
Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an eight-year old little boy named Nando, who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio. Mike immediately disapproves of Nando's Italian-style (in other words "lax") education. To make matters worse, Lucia happens to be ... a sexy nightclub dancer. This is too much for a puritan like Mike and the only solution in his eyes is to have the boy brought up in the States...