Anthony Quinn adds an Italian to his long list of ethnic types in 'caring hunk' mode as he courts widow with a past Sophia Loren in the face of opposition from daughter Ina Balin (actually only three years younger than Loren) to the accompaniment of an appropriately noisy score by Alessandro Cicognini in this garrulous soap opera set in New York but obviously shot almost entirely on a Hollywood soundstage.
Under the tutelage of husband Carlo Ponti, Loren's dressed-down appearance ("you shouldn't dress in mourning all the time") sufficiently impressed the jury at Venice that year for them to vote her Best Actress.
Under the tutelage of husband Carlo Ponti, Loren's dressed-down appearance ("you shouldn't dress in mourning all the time") sufficiently impressed the jury at Venice that year for them to vote her Best Actress.