Review of The Tender Trap (1955) by Jennifer P — 26 Dec 2008

The playboy wants the innocent one and things get messy.

This review of The Tender Trap (1955) was written by Jennifer P on 26 Dec 2008.

The Tender Trap has generally received mixed reviews.

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If nothing else, the film should be seen for its iconic first two minutes, where, from out of a blue-sky backdrop, swaggers Sinatra - draped…

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By Mark S (2,772) on 08 Dec 2007

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Not a fan of the pairing of debbie reynolds & sinatra, I prefer her and gene kelly in singing in the rain…

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Just saw this on television today. I love movies of the 40's, 50's and some of the 60's movies…

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It wasn't as good as I wanted it to be... and there's no way a real woman would go back like Debbie Reynolds did…

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It has a really great opening shot. The rest of the film is pretty generic romantic comedy…

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By John J. Puccio (1,217) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 12 May 2008

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