Ben Mankiewicz Intro - The Tender Trap (1955)

Tender Trap, The - (Original Trailer)

A swinging bachelor finds love when he meets a girl immune to his charms in The Tender Trap (1955) starring Frank Sinatra.

Tender Trap, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Title Song

The Academy Award nominated original song by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn became a hit and a standard for leading man Frank Sinatra, introduced with a clever opening sequence, from director Charles Walters' The Tender Trap, 1955, co-starring Debbie Reynolds.

Tender Trap, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Big And Strong And Fat

Lifelong pal Joe (David Wayne), having just left his wife and kids, is admiring showbiz agent bachelor friend Charlie (Frank Sinatra) having a parade of female guests at his New York pad, Jessica (Jarma Lewis) the latest, early in The Tender Trap, 1955.

Tender Trap, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Scarsdale Public High

Agent Charlie (Frank Sinatra) with visiting married friend Joe (David Wayne) and erstwhile girlfriend Sylvia (Celeste Holm), all of them impressed at how unimpressed Julie (Debbie Reynolds) is with being offered a part in a Broadway show, in The Tender Trap, 1955.

Tender Trap, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) A Lot Of Schmaltz

An interesting exercise in pop music interpretation, Broadway novice Julie (Debbie Reynolds), offers one rehearsal rendition, then her quasi-agent Charlie (Frank Sinatra) who, we discover, is a darn fine singer, offers another, of the title song by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, in The Tender Trap, 1955.