If a Man Answers (1962)
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.
Cast
Bobby Darin
as Eugene Wright
as Eugene Wright
Sandra Dee
as Chantal Stacy
as Chantal Stacy
John Lund
as John Stacy
as John Stacy
Micheline Presle
as Germaine Stacy
as Germaine Stacy
Cesar Romero
as Robert Swan/Adam Wright
as Robert Swan/Adam Wright
Stefanie Powers
as Tina
as Tina
Christopher Knight
as Richard
as Richard
Ted Thorpe
as Florist
as Florist
Roger Bacon
as Messenger
as Messenger
John Bleifer
as Tobacconist
as Tobacconist
Pamela Searle
as Model
as Model
Warrene Ott
as Rita
as Rita
Dani Lynn
as Bunny
as Bunny
Charlene Holt
as Lisa
as Lisa
Gloria Camacho
as Model
as Model
Edmay Van Dyke
as Model
as Model
Rosalee Calvert
as Model
as Model
Gladys Thornton
as Boston Maid
as Boston Maid
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Silly but cute romantic comedy. Sandra and Bobby are adorable together and Micheline Presle adds a lovely touch of continental class as her mother.
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