A Guide for the Married Man (1967)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Gene Kelly

Writers:

Frank Tarloff (book)
Frank Tarloff (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 May 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A man gives his co-worker a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Philanderer | Betrayal | Cheating | Farce

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Walter Matthau	...	Paul Manning
Inger Stevens	...	Ruth Manning
Sue Ane Langdon	...	Mrs. Irma Johnson
Jackie Russell	...	Miss Harris, Manning's Secretary
Robert Morse	...	Edward L. 'Ed' Stander
Aline Towne	...	Mousey Man's Wife
Claire Kelly	...	Harriet Stander
Eve Brent	...	Joe X's Blowsy Blonde
Marvin Brody	...	Taxi Driver
Majel Barrett	...	Mrs. Fred V.
Marian Mason	...	Mrs. Rance G.
Tommy Farrell	...	Rance G.'s Hanger On
Linda Harrison	...	Miss Stardust, Rance's New Girl
Jason Wingreen	...	Harry 'Big Fella' Johnson
Pat Becker	...	Party Guest

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | West Germany:18 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Century City Shopping Center - 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The voice of director Gene Kelly can be heard coming from a television set.

Quotes:

Paul Manning: Do all married guys do it Ed?
Ed Stander: No, maybe there comes a time in every marriage when a guy considers it but not all of them give in to it, only 43%. Which I think is about to go up to 44%.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

A Guide For The Married Man

Hilarious laughfest from beginning to end

The scene with joey Bishop and Ann morgan-Gilbert ("Deny, Deny, Deny") has to be one of the 3 funniest scenes EVER filmed in Hollywood! Fantastic! And timely too, it is certainly advice that Bill Clinton should have taken to heart !!!