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The Tender Trap

1955 · 111 min

A breezy, song-filled romantic comedy that charms with witty banter and a playful look at bachelor life and marriage.

Tagline
What every girl sets for every man
Overview
A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
music, comedy, romance
Directed by
Charles Walters
Written by
Julius J. Epstein
Starring
Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm, Jarma Lewis, Lola Albright, Carolyn Jones, Howard St. John
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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