JLRMovieReviews Clark Gable goes to Naples for his late brother's estate and will etc, but there he finds Sophia Loren as his (ex) sister-in-law. Period. You know the rest. But wait. I have to say more, don't I? Actually, there is a little more to it. Clark is engaged to another woman. So all is not easily predictable, is it? And then, there's the little boy, his nephew. Together they try to put a facade over Clark, but he finds out pretty quick what she does for a living, and that the boy is exposed to things young boys shouldn't be. And, he smokes. So, he tries to take the boy back with him to America. This gets even more complicated, doesn't it?! Granted, the film may have its flaws, but it's the type of film that's so enjoyable and sweet, the viewer doesn't care and sits back and has a gay old time. It was actually a lot funnier than I expected. If you find this on a Saturday afternoon on TCM, please watch it. You will thoroughly enjoy it and wonder why you'd never heard of it before now.

moonspinner55 Gruff American travels to Italy to settle his late brother's estate, discovers he has a sister-in-law and and a young nephew; the two bicker over the child's upbringing, but soon realize they have feelings for each other. Clark Gable, in his second-to-last screen role, is heavy and grouchy throughout this romantic comedy-drama; stuck with the bland character name of Michael Hamilton, Gable never shakes off his lethargy. It is great to see him in the arms of Sophia Loren, but the sparks between them on-screen are mostly due to Sophia's hard work in keeping this dessert from melting. Director Melville Shavelson's pacing isn't exactly effervescent, but he does get some attractive shots of the country at its most beautiful. The well-worn romantic formula however comes straight from Hollywood; results are predictably lukewarm. ** from ****

Nicholas Rhodes This film really has to take the cake as being one of the most romantic comedies ever made, I have watched it countless times and this year it was finally issued on DVD with excellent picture quality devoid of clicks, blotches and other compression artefacts.The film is plastically beautiful, the surroundings are out of this world, Sophia Loren is beautiful, sexy, funny, what more could you ask, Nando is a gorgeous character and Mark Hamilton ( Clark Gable ) carries his rôle to perfection. The dialogues between him and Nando are absolutely scrumptious. Yhe story line which alternates between moments of pure romance then quarrelling and back again keeps the spectator on his/her toes even if the outcome is guessed in advance. I just loved the scene where Gable is in the train, listens to the comments of his compatriots in the compartment, just gets up and goes .. an excellent ending. The sets of the film are beautiful, I have never been to Capri but it sure looks a beautiful and romantic place. The 100,000 euro question is "Does it Still Look Like that in 2005" . Hopefully one or more of the inhabitants will read this and let us know !!My only beef on this film is trying to get hold of the sound track, no cd in the world seems to contain it - surprising when you consider the number of film sound tracks now available. My favourite is actually the title song ( instrumental ) which was composed by a certain Alessandro Cicognini, and which appears at various intervals in the film, including in a vocal version sung in Italian with a rhumba rhythm - no one tells us what the title is - so God knows how this can be found. The song "Tu vuo fa l'americano" sung by Loren in the nightclub has fared better ! It has actually been sung by one of the artists well known here in France, Dany Brilliant and his version, though not as good as Loren's is not bad at all. As for the other tunes, no sign of them anywhere. Hopefully one day, someone somewhere will have the intelligence to issued the INTEGRAL sound track of this film on a cd. Given the amount of time we have had to wait to have the film on DVD, there may still be hope for a cd later. Brilliant !

little_general5 This movie is a movie that just makes you feel good inside. It was slow at the start, but once Gable started spending time with the boy and Loren, the story picked up and left a wonderful product. My only complaint is that it was sometimes hard to pick up what the Italians were saying when they spoke in English. And although it was pretty easy to sense what they were meaning when they spoke in Italian, I would have liked to see some subtitles...just to know what they were saying. But that would have taken away from the movie...so maybe it's best just as it was. Anyways, a fine film, with Gable his normal charming self, with another male to vy for Sofia Loren, this time being and eight year old.