If a Man Answers

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Movie Info

This lightweight, nearly zero-gravity comedy by director Henry Levin relies on a novel by a male writer and a script by another man to come up with a nearly offensive story (in these more enlightened times) about how a woman can lie, manipulate, and generally deceive her husband, all in the "art" of hanging on to him. Sandra Dee is Chantal, married to Eugene (Bobby Darin, Dee's real-life husband), but first comes the story of how she hooked him. Next, comes the story of how he is trained to be a perfect husband, and then the final installment is unveiled. She uses a variety of tricks to keep him wondering whether or not he can trust her. For example, Chantal's mother calls her and "if a man answers" she hangs up, leaving the unhappy husband to think his wife has a clandestine lover. The premise that a woman's only role in life is to get and hold a husband has thankfully undergone a few revisions since 1962.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy, Romance
Directed By:

Henry Levin
In Theaters:

Oct 10, 1962 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Aug 3, 2004
Runtime:

102 minutes
Studio:

Universal

Cast

Bobby Darin
as Eugene Wright

Sandra Dee
as Chantal Stacy

John Lund
as John Stacy

Micheline Presle
as Germaine Stacy

Cesar Romero
as Robert Swan/Adam Wright

Stefanie Powers
as Tina

Christopher Knight
as Richard

Ted Thorpe
as Florist

Roger Bacon
as Messenger

John Bleifer
as Tobacconist

Pamela Searle
as Model

Warrene Ott
as Rita

Dani Lynn
as Bunny

Charlene Holt
as Lisa

Gloria Camacho
as Model

Edmay Van Dyke
as Model

Rosalee Calvert
as Model

Gladys Thornton
as Boston Maid

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Mar 11, 2010

Silly but cute romantic comedy. Sandra and Bobby are adorable together and Micheline Presle adds a lovely touch of continental class as her mother.

jay n Super Reviewer