The Tender Trap

1955
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1h 51m

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6.3/10

2.9K

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Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds in The Tender Trap (1955)

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Romantic Comedy Comedy Musical Romance

Successful theater agent Charlie Reader lives a playboy's life in New York City. When his childhood friend shows up with a desire to leave his wife, the two are awestruck by each other's lif... Read allSuccessful theater agent Charlie Reader lives a playboy's life in New York City. When his childhood friend shows up with a desire to leave his wife, the two are awestruck by each other's lifestyle.Successful theater agent Charlie Reader lives a playboy's life in New York City. When his childhood friend shows up with a desire to leave his wife, the two are awestruck by each other's lifestyle.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Debbie Reynolds and Frank Sinatra became good friends, and during production he took her to lunch and said, "Sweetie, don't get married. Don't marry a singer. We're nice guys, but we're not good husbands." At the time, Reynolds was engaged to Eddie Fisher, who ultimately left her for Elizabeth Taylor.

Goofs
Charlie comes out of the shower bone-dry with his hair perfectly combed and sprayed and towels off as if he's wet.

Quotes
Sylvia Crewes: Joe, do you have any idea what's available to a woman of 33? Married men. Drunks. Pretty boys looking for someone to support them. Lunatics looking for their fifth divorce! It's quite a list, isn't it?

Connections
Featured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.7 (1955)

Soundtracks
(Love Is) The Tender Trap
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Performed by Frank Sinatra (uncredited)

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6/10

Cute battle-of-the-sexes comedy

This is the first of Frank's bachelor-on-the-make comedies of the 50's & 60's. He is excellent; Debbie Reynolds character seems off-balance and miscast. Audrey Hepburn would have been much better. The movie seems to be too self-consciously hip for its own good. Still, the supporting cast is wonderful, and there are far worse ways of killing an hour and a half. 6/10.