Released Date:
1960-08-07
Languages:
English, Italian
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
100 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.3 (1362 Reviews)
Director:
Melville ShavelsonMelville Shavelson (screenplay)
Jack Rose (screenplay)
Suso Cecchi D'Amico (screenplay)
Michael Pertwee (story)
Jack Davies (story)
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...
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