Guide for the Married Man DVD

A Guide for the Married Man
Ed Stander (Robert Morse), with the help of an all-star cast, teaches Paul Manning (Walter Matthau) the fine art of philandering in A Guide for the Married Man. Paul, happily married to sexy Ruth (Inger Stevens), has no burning desire to cheat, but Ed makes the prospect sound very attractive. Finally taking the "big step" with a glamorous brunette after months of careful preparation, Paul finds that he loves his wife way too much to betray her -- while the ever-careful Ed ends up in divorce court. Among the myriad of "advisors" peppered throughout Guide for the Married Man are Art Carney, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Jayne Mansfield, Terry-Thomas, and Carl Reiner. The best guest-star vignette features Joey Bishop as a man caught in bed with another woman by his wife -- whereupon he calmly puts on his clothes, straightens up the room, and quietly responds to his wife's outrage by saying "What bed? What girl?" Adapted by Frank Tarloff from his book of the same name, Guide for the Married Man was directed by Gene Kelly, who makes a cameo "appearance" of his own as a voice on a TV set. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Walter Matthau as Paul Manning Robert Morse as Ed Stander Inger Stevens as Ruth Manning Sue Ane Langdon as Mrs. Irma Johnson Claire Kelly as Harriet Stander Elaine Devry as Jocelyn Montgomery Linda Harrison as Miss Stardust Michael Romanoff as Maitre d'Hotel Jason Wingreen as Mr. Johnson Pat Becker as Party Guest Joey Bishop as Technical Adviser Sid Caesar as Technical Adviser Wally Cox as Technical Adviser Jayne Mansfield as Technical Adviser Hal March as Technical Adviser Louis Nye as Technical Adviser Carl Reiner as Technical Adviser Phil Silvers as Technical Adviser Terry-Thomas as Technical Adviser Ben Blue as Technical Adviser Ann Morgan Guilbert as Guest Artists Jeffrey Hunter as Technical Adviser Marty Ingels as Technical Adviser Sam Jaffe as Technical Advisor

Crew William Glasgow - Art Director Jack Martin Smith - Art Director Moss Mabry - Costume Designer Paul Helmick - First Assistant Director Gene Kelly - Director Dorothy Spencer - Editor John Williams - Composer (Music Score) The Turtles - Composer (Music Score) Leslie Bricusse - Songwriter Ben Nye, Sr. - Makeup Joe MacDonald - Cinematographer Frank McCarthy - Producer Walter Scott - Set Designer Raphael Bretton - Set Designer Emil Kosa, Jr. - Special Effects L.B. Abbott - Special Effects Art Cruickshank - Special Effects David Dockendorf - Sound/Sound Designer Harry Lindgren - Sound/Sound Designer Frank Tarloff - Screenwriter Frank Tarloff - Book Author

A Guide for the Married Man
Quite dated nowadays, A Guide for the Married Man was in its day a somewhat bold attempt on Hollywood's part to take a satirical look at the ways of the philandering male. Even in its day, however, the satire was never really as sharp as it wanted to be or thought it was; contemporary audiences will likely miss the satire completely and have to settle for the film's jokes. Fortunately, if one can get past the misogyny inherent in the premise, Guide actually is very funny. Unlike a lot of 1960s sex comedies, Guide provokes genuine laughter. Some credit certainly goes to Frank Tarloff, whose screenplay, if obvious, often hits the low humor marks at which it aims. And Gene Kelly has directed things with style and a certain amount of brio, keeping things moving at a nice fast clip and integrating the "lessons" into the main story very well. But it's really Guide's cast that makes it worth a look. Walter Matthau and Robert Morse are in fine form, even when much of what they are doing is playing straight men setting up the "lessons." No one will ever believe that Matthau would consider cheating on a lovely and luscious wife such as Inger Stevens, but she plays her part well. And the cameos, from Art Carney and Lucille Ball to Carl Reiner and Jack Benny, are a great deal of fun. For once, the "all-star" approach works well, instead of being a mere distraction. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 91 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- A Guide for the Married Man: Full Screen 1. Marriage/Main Titles 2. A Nose for It 3. The Coach 4. Provoking a Fight 5. Too Good 6. Keen Sense of Smell 7. Big Movie Star 8. Old Ironsides 9. Husbands and Wives 10. After the Party 11. Hideaway Hunt 12. Breaking the Code 13. Trial Run 14. Single Women 15. Double Jeopardy 16. Cheapskate 17. Sweet Lips 18. Deny, Deny, Deny 19. The Big Night 20. Home/End Titles Disc #1, Side B -- A Guide for the Married Man: Widescreen 1. Marriage/Main Titles 2. A Nose for It 3. The Coach 4. Provoking a Fight 5. Too Good 6. Keen Sense of Smell 7. Big Movie Star 8. Old Ironsides 9. Husbands and Wives 10. After the Party 11. Hideaway Hunt 12. Breaking the Code 13. Trial Run 14. Single Women 15. Double Jeopardy 16. Cheapskate 17. Sweet Lips 18. Deny, Deny, Deny 19. The Big Night 20. Home/End Titles