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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 ... read more read more...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

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Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Henry Levin

Release Date: October 10, 1962

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DVD Release Date: August 3, 2004

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  • March 11, 2010
    Silly but cute romantic comedy. Sandra and Bobby are adorable together and Micheline Presle adds a lovely touch of continental class as her mother.
  • July 14, 2009
    Such an adorable and funny film, starring Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee. Such great chemistry and she's a real beauty. No wonder Bobby Darin fell for her in such a big way!
  • December 6, 2008
    "May I remind you that New York is full of great restaurants, very few of which serve peanut butter. For a buck and a half an hour, the dishes will disappear. And as for companionship, well I have a little black book with the names and phone numbers of 111 models Bachelorhood is ... read morethe ideal state for a man. Marriage, little Miss Stacy, is an institution sponsored by women for women. "


    A nice little early 60s fluff piece. However the tactics used in this battle of the sexes makes one wonder if they could actually work.
  • July 15, 2007
    Loved this movie - I once got a book called "How to make your man behave in 21 days - Using the secrets of dog trainers" Then I saw this movie - Totally Hilarious!!!!
  • April 15, 2007
    wow i cant believe ive seen this...i think this is the one that the nurse thinks the guy is pregnant or sumtin....watch ur fone....make sure no one else is listening to ur conversations
  • August 5, 2006
    i also saw beyond the sea... so it was interesting to see a movie with the real sandra dee and bobby darin.

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