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Director:
Writers:
Julius J. Epstein (screenplay)
Max Shulman (play) ...
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Release Date:
4 November 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Add SPICE to your life! more
Plot:
Charlie Reader is a successful theater agent. He is also successful with young ladies. One day he is visited by his old friend Joe... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
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Deconstructing Frank more (22 total)

Cast

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Frank Sinatra ... Charlie Y. Reader

Debbie Reynolds ... Julie Gillis
David Wayne ... Joe McCall
Celeste Holm ... Sylvia Crewes
Jarma Lewis ... Jessica Collins
Lola Albright ... Poppy Masters

Carolyn Jones ... Helen
Howard St. John ... Mr. Sayers
Joey Faye ... Sol Z. Steiner
Tom Helmore ... Mr. Loughran
Willard Sage ... Director
Marc Wilder ... Ballet-Actor
Jack Boyle ... Audition Dancer
James Drury ... Eddie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System) | 4-Track Stereo
Certification:
Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (certificate #17672)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original Broadway production of "The Tender Trap" by Max Shulman and Robert Paul Smith opened at the Longacre Theater on October 13, 1954 and ran for 102 performances. The original cast included Robert Preston and Kim Hunter. more
Quotes:
Joe McCall: Go ahead, punch me in the nose!...
Charlie Reader: Why should I? You'd punch back!
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Soundtrack:
(Love Is) The Tender Trap more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Deconstructing Frank, 8 November 2000
Author: Mac-148 from Beijing

The start of this film isn't promising. Another dated 1950s sex comedy with a lot of babes. And then it takes off at a tangent and gets serious, deconstructing the bachelor heel played by Frank. Debbie Reynolds is magnificent as the love interest who is frankly very strange. The scene where she falls for Frank as he plays the title song on the piano, and the scene in her apartment where she declares her love, are unique. Stick with this movie.

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