The Tender Trap1955
The Tender Trap (1955)
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Cast
as Julie Gillis
as Charlie Y. Reader
as Joe McCall
as Sylvia Crewes
as Jessica Collins
as Poppy Matson
as Helen
as Sam Sayers
as Sol Z. Steiner
as Mr. Loughran
as Director
as Ballet Actor
as Audition Dancer
as Eddie
as Mr. Wilson
as Stage Manager
as TV Announcer
as Society Reporter
as Elevator Boy
as Doorman
as Doorman
as Cab Driver
as Cab Driver
Critic Reviews for The Tender Trap
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A disappointing dated and flat romantic comedy from the 1950s.
...makes a convenient time capsule for the fifties, and at its best it's an amusing romp.
Would-be-hip look at a swinging single in NYC
Audience Reviews for The Tender Trap
So incredibly terrible, and Debbie Reynolds knew it. Julie, her naïve husband-chaser of a character, was and perhaps is a reality and a trope, but does she have to be so devoid of personality otherwise? What is love, and why does Charlie even fall in love with her? There's no charm to their dated courtship at all, and it's a waste of Debbie's singing and dancing talents. The bouquet passing bit at the end is cute, and the movie makes interesting enough insights into Martian and Venusian conflicts with Charlie's reforming rover, Joe's disillusioned family man, and Sylvia's career dame with a ticking marriage clock (played by the serene Celeste Holm), but the injection of a petty, needy, indecisive stereotype just sets gender politics back fifty years...not to mention screenwriting.
Super Reviewer
Pleasant but unspectacular comedy, Celeste Holm and David Wayne are wonderful and Sinatra is fine but Debbie's character is annoying and someone who anyone with any sense would run away from quickly.
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