If a Man Answers (1962)
- Starring:
- Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Henry Levin
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of If a Man Answers
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. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 102 mins
Complete Cast of If a Man Answers
- Sandra Dee - Chantal Stacey
- Micheline Presle - Maman Stacey
- Cesar Romero - Robert Swan/Adam Wright
- Christopher Knight - Richard
- John Bleifer - Tobacconist
- Warrene Ott - Rita
- Charlene Holt - Lisa
- Roger Bacon - Messenger
- Bobby Darin - Eugene Wright
- John Lund - John Stacey
- Stefanie Powers - Tina
- Ted Thorpe - Florist
- Pamela Searle - Model
- Dani Lynn - Bunny
- Rosalee Calvert - Model
- Director(s):
- Henry Levin
- Writer(s):
- Richard Morris
- Producer(s):
- Ross Hunter, Edward Muhl
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