The Tender Trap (1955)
Besides the title song, The Tender Trap doesn’t have much going for it. Frank Sinatra plays a playboy bachelor, and David Wayne, a family man, envies his lifestyle. One day, David leaves his wife and children and decides he’s going to live “the life” too. While he becomes infatuated with Frank’s current squeeze, Celeste Holme, Frank is left to play around with aspiring actress Debbie Reynolds. Only, Debbie is a very good girl; she won’t take any love-em-and-leave-em behavior.
There are some funny jokes, but in a very dated style. If you don’t think it’s funny for a man to make advances, and the woman to slink back, shocked, and try to put off the inevitable sacrifice by suggesting they watch television instead, you won’t be laughing during this movie. When that scene happens in the movie, Frankie handles his frustration with sarcasm: “Oh goody! Maybe later we can go into the kitchen and make some fudge!” I think it’s funny, but there are probably a lot of people out there who won’t.
I was never a Debbie Reynolds fan; she always seemed enormously insincere and amateur. If the king of all bachelors is going to be hooked in by somebody, she’d better be worth it—and I have a hard time believing Debbie Reynolds is worth it. It’s pretty dated, with lots of jokes about men’s view of “death by marriage”, and won’t really appeal to modern women. Do yourself a favor: listen to the song and skip the movie.
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There are some funny jokes, but in a very dated style. If you don’t think it’s funny for a man to make advances, and the woman to slink back, shocked, and try to put off the inevitable sacrifice by suggesting they watch television instead, you won’t be laughing during this movie. When that scene happens in the movie, Frankie handles his frustration with sarcasm: “Oh goody! Maybe later we can go into the kitchen and make some fudge!” I think it’s funny, but there are probably a lot of people out there who won’t.
I was never a Debbie Reynolds fan; she always seemed enormously insincere and amateur. If the king of all bachelors is going to be hooked in by somebody, she’d better be worth it—and I have a hard time believing Debbie Reynolds is worth it. It’s pretty dated, with lots of jokes about men’s view of “death by marriage”, and won’t really appeal to modern women. Do yourself a favor: listen to the song and skip the movie.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Juhi Thaker" for posting!
More Frank Sinatra movies here!