The Tender Trap

Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, David Wayne, et al.

The future is no mystery to Julie Gillis. She has her life mapped out in details that fall just shy of where the wedding portrait will hang and the number of goldfish swimming in the bowl. Julie even knows she'll be married next March 12. She just doesn't know to whom. But it's a cinch he'll have blue eyes. Frank Sinatra headlines this ring-a-ding-ding delight with the title tune that became a Sinatra standard. Debbie Reynolds plays Julie, who sets her marital sights on a Manhattan talent agent (Sinatra) dedicated to life, liberty and the happiness of pursuit. Love is indeed The Tender Trap. And with Sinatra, Reynolds and comedy experts Celeste Holm, David Wayne and Carolyn Jones on call, it's an entertainment gotcha!

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 012569647473
• Release Date: March 2002
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Warner Home Video
• Director: Charles Walters
• Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, David Wayne, Celeste Holm, Jarma Lewis, Lola Albright, Carolyn Jones, Howard St. John, Joey Faye, Tom Hellmore
• Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen; NTSC
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

You see a pair of lovely eyes.

Ah, love is the tender trap. And Charlie Reader (Frank Sinatra) is about to find out how it works. Charlie has stumbled upon the secret that, in NY in the 50's there are more available females than males, and is taking advantage of this. He is being visited by an old married buddy who is amazed at the opportunity. While it looks like Sylvia Crewes (Celeste Holm) has the inside track or dibs on Charlie, an egotistical brat, Julie Gillis (Debbie Reynolds) appears on the scene with a plan to marry at all costs and an open spot for the man she plans to fit. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Will, Charlie’s buddy, succumbs to Sylvia's charms. Which one will Charlie pick (if any)? Yes, it is a formula movie, and we know the answer, but getting there is the fun in watching. And we can see this again in other movies, but never really the same people and play. One reason this is such a good movie is that they left the stage play (Robert Preston 1954) feel to it instead of trying to modify it for the media. See Debby Reynolds out to get married again in “The Mating Game” (1959).