The Tender Trap
“What every girl sets for every man”
A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.
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Cast
15 people
Frank Sinatra
Charlie Y. Reader
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
Ocean's Eleven
Debbie Reynolds
Julie Gillis
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Charlotte's Web
David Wayne
Joe McCall
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
How to Marry a Millionaire
Celeste Holm
Sylvia Crewes
Known for
All About Eve
3 Men and a Baby
Jarma Lewis
Jessica
Known for
Raintree County
Lola Albright
Poppy
Known for
The Monolith Monsters
Joy House
Carolyn Jones
Helen
Known for
The Addams Family
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Howard St. John
Mr. Sayers
Known for
Strangers on a Train
One, Two, Three
Joey Faye
Sol Z. Steiner
Known for
That Touch of Mink
North to Alaska
Tom Helmore
Mr. Loughran
Known for
Vertigo
The Time Machine
Willard Sage
Director
Known for
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Marc Wilder
Ballet Actor
Also in
Guns Girls and Gangsters
Charles Walters Director · Julius J. Epstein Screenplay Max Shulman Author
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $1.3M · United States release November 4, 1955
Box office
Budget
$1,274,000
Worldwide gross
$4,495,000
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · November 4, 1955
Theatrical
Germany
September 14, 1956 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 5, 1957 · Theatrical
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