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* OverprotectiveDad: Mr. Stacy, [[DisproportionateRetribution who's willing to punch a guy in the face for doing his job as a model photographer.]]
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Strongly implied between Chantal and Eugene. We have two scenes where the door closes, followed by a blackout.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: Strongly implied between Chantal and Eugene. We have two scenes where the door closes, followed by [[FadesToBlack a blackout]].
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It is then that Chantal sets out to create a perfect and happy marriage. With the advice of her mother, she schemes to 'train' her husband to be the perfect man - even if it means ''treating him like a dog.'' Sparks fly, plots are hatched, and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]] in this charming battle of the sexes. To make things even funner, the film features a young Stefanie Powers as Chantal's devious, conniving friend Tina, as well as Creator/CesarRomero, as entertaining and wily as ever.
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It is then that Chantal sets out to create a perfect and happy marriage. With the advice of her mother, she schemes to 'train' her husband to be the perfect man - -- even if it means ''treating him like a dog.'' Sparks fly, plots are hatched, and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]] in this charming battle of the sexes. To make things even funner, the film features a young Stefanie Powers as Chantal's devious, conniving friend Tina, as well as Creator/CesarRomero, as entertaining and wily as ever.
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''If a Man Answers'' is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Creator/SandraDee and Music/BobbyDarin. After Dee and Darin met and fell in love with another on the set for ''Come September'', this film served as the first vehicle for the now-married couple, [[RealLifeRelative who play husband and wife in the film.]]
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''If a Man Answers'' is a 1962 romantic comedy directed by Henry Levin, starring Creator/SandraDee and Music/BobbyDarin. After Dee and Darin met and fell in love with another on the set for ''Come September'', this film served as the first vehicle for the now-married couple, [[RealLifeRelative who play husband and wife in the film.]]
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* HelloNurse: Chantal. This is most clearly demonstrated in the opening sequence.
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* HelloNurse: HeadTurningBeauty: Chantal. This is most clearly demonstrated in the opening sequence.
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''If a Man Answers'' is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Sandra Dee Creator/SandraDee and Music/BobbyDarin. After Dee and Darin met and fell in love with another on the set for ''Come September'', this film served as the first vehicle for the now-married couple, [[RealLifeRelative who play husband and wife in the film.]]
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It is then that Chantal sets out to create a perfect and happy marriage. With the advice of her mother, she schemes to 'train' her husband to be the perfect man - even if it means ''treating him like a dog.'' Sparks fly, plots are hatched, and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]] in this charming battle of the sexes. To make things even funner, the film features a young Stefanie Powers as Chantal's devious, conniving friend Tina, as well as Cesar Romero, as entertaining and wily as ever.
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It is then that Chantal sets out to create a perfect and happy marriage. With the advice of her mother, she schemes to 'train' her husband to be the perfect man - even if it means ''treating him like a dog.'' Sparks fly, plots are hatched, and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]] in this charming battle of the sexes. To make things even funner, the film features a young Stefanie Powers as Chantal's devious, conniving friend Tina, as well as Cesar Romero, Creator/CesarRomero, as entertaining and wily as ever.
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Dee plays Chantal Stacy, the beautiful daughter of a French mother and a Bostonian father. While Chantal's mother encourages her adventurous, fun-loving romantic nature, her father is much more in favor of an immediate, proper marriage. Both sides of the family appear reconciled when Chantal meets Eugene Wright, a photographer residing in New York City. They are quickly married and all seems well, until Chantal realises that perhaps married life isn't all it's cut out to be.
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Dee plays Chantal Stacy, the beautiful daughter of a French mother and a Bostonian father. While Chantal's mother encourages her adventurous, fun-loving romantic nature, her father is much more in favor of an immediate, proper marriage. Both sides of the family appear reconciled when Chantal meets Eugene Wright, Wright (Darin), a photographer residing in New York City. They are quickly married and all seems well, until Chantal realises that perhaps married life isn't all it's cut out to be.
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''If z a Man Answers'' is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. Music/BobbyDarin. After Dee and Darin met and fell in love with another on the set for ''Come September'', this film served as the first vehicle for the married now-married couple, [[RealLifeRelative who play husband and wife in the film.]]
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''IfA z Man Answers'' is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. After Dee and Darin met and fell in love with another on the set for ''Come September'', this film served as the first vehicle for the married couple, [[RealLifeRelative who play husband and wife in the film.]]
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* ArcVillain: Tina, in the movie's second act.
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* CliffHanger: We don't know who it was that called Chantal on the telephone at the end; all we do know is, it wasn't her mother this time...
--> ''[[TheEnd 'Fin?]]''...We hardly think so.'
--> ''[[TheEnd 'Fin?]]''...We hardly think so.'
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* DogWalksYou: The premise behind one of the training scenes. Much like a dog, if Chantal lets her husband take her for a walk, then pretty soon she'll have no trouble taking him wherever she wants to go!
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* IronicEcho
--> ''(angrily trying to shoo Tina out of the apartment)''
--> '''Chantal''': Goodbye, Tina, and thank you ''awfully''.
--> ''(later, leaving the apartment)''
--> '''Tina''': Goodbye, Chantal. And you're welcome...''awfully''.
--> ''(angrily trying to shoo Tina out of the apartment)''
--> '''Chantal''': Goodbye, Tina, and thank you ''awfully''.
--> ''(later, leaving the apartment)''
--> '''Tina''': Goodbye, Chantal. And you're welcome...''awfully''.
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* SlipIntoSomethingMoreComfortable Though she doesn't quite finish the sentence, Chantal's delivery of this line seems to titillate her father-in-law more than it does her husband.
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* ParentalMarriageVeto: Played straight in the beginning, and completely understandable, given that Mr. Stacy doesn't want Chantal to marry ''three men at once''. Subverted when Eugene courts Chantal, since Mr. Stacy initially disapproves and intervenes but gets persuaded to back off.
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* ParentalMarriageVeto: Played straight in the beginning, and completely understandable, given that Mr. Stacy doesn't want Chantal to marry ''three men at once''. Subverted Also comes into play when Eugene courts Chantal, since Mr. Stacy initially disapproves and intervenes but gets persuaded intervenes. Mrs. Stacy eventually persuades him to back off. off.
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* ParentalMarriageVeto: Played straight in the beginning, and completely understandable, given that Mr. Stacy doesn't want Chantal to marry ''three men at once''. Subverted when Eugene courts Chantal, since Mr. Stacy initially disapproves and intervenes but gets persuaded to back off.
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It is then that Chantal sets out to create a perfect and happy marriage. With the advice of her mother, she schemes to 'train' her husband to be the perfect man - even if it means ''treating him like a dog.'' Sparks fly, plots are hatched, and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]] in this charming battle of the sexes. To make things even funner, the film features a young Stefanie Powers as Chantal's devious, conniving friend, friend Tina, as well as Cesar Romero, as entertaining and wily as ever.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Chantal and Tina, respectively. Although Eugene is married to Chantal, he seems attracted enough to Tina that it causes some marital problems.
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* FeminineWomenCanCook: Chantal, a self-described 'incredible cook' who is also 'the perfect wife.' This probably applies to Chantal's mother as well.
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* HurricaneOfPuns: Tina unleashes a whirlwind of dog jokes once she's discovered Chantal's secret. To make matters worse, she's doing it right in front of Eugene.
* ImagineSpot: When asked to think of the most beautiful thing in the world, Chantal has a brief fantasy segment where she is preparing dinner for Eugene. She also imagines her own father as a ''literal'' dog after learning of her mother's training scheme.
* ImagineSpot: When asked to think of the most beautiful thing in the world, Chantal has a brief fantasy segment where she is preparing dinner for Eugene. She also imagines her own father as a ''literal'' dog after learning of her mother's training scheme.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: While in Eugene's apartment for the first time, Chantal removes her coat and reveals her figure. Eugene has some trouble concentrating.
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--> '''Germaine Stacy: Marriage ''is'' our institution. And we're ''not'' going out of business!
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--> '''Germaine Stacy: Stacy''': Marriage ''is'' our institution. And we're ''not'' going out of business!
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* DeconfirmedBachelor: Eugene thinks that marriage is an institution 'sponsored by women, ''for'' women.' Until he meets Chantal...
--> '''Germaine Stacy: Marriage ''is'' our institution. And we're ''not'' going out of business!
--> '''Germaine Stacy: Marriage ''is'' our institution. And we're ''not'' going out of business!
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* OverprotectiveDad: Mr. Stacy, [[DisproportionateRetribution who's willing to punch a guy in the face for doing his job as a model photographer.]]
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''If A Man Answers'' is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. After Dee and Darin met and fell in love with another on the set for ''Come September'', this film served as the first vehicle for the married couple, [[RealLifeRelative who play husband and wife in the film.]]
Dee plays Chantal Stacy, the beautiful daughter of a French mother and a Bostonian father. While Chantal's mother encourages her adventurous, fun-loving romantic nature, her father is much more in favor of an immediate, proper marriage. Both sides of the family appear reconciled when Chantal meets Eugene Wright, a photographer residing in New York City. They are quickly married and all seems well, until Chantal realises that perhaps married life isn't all it's cut out to be.
It is then that Chantal sets out to create a perfect and happy marriage. With the advice of her mother, she schemes to 'train' her husband to be the perfect man - even if it means ''treating him like a dog.'' Sparks fly, plots are hatched, and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]] in this charming battle of the sexes. To make things even funner, the film features a young Stefanie Powers as Chantal's devious, conniving friend, as well as Cesar Romero, as entertaining and wily as ever.
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!! ''If A Man Answers'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* AnimatedCreditsOpening: Both the actual opening credits, and the initial sequence that explains Chantal's upbringing.
* BabiesEverAfter: We end with the revelation that Chantal is expecting.
*BrickJoke: Chantal's observation that Eugene is 'getting to be an expert' with the door.
--> '''Chantal''': Get the door, won't you, junior? You're so good with doors.
* DirtyOldMan: These exact words are used several times to describe Eugene's father. [[spoiler: Once we see finally him onscreen, he doesn't disappoint.]]
--> '''Chantal''': While you boys make up your minds, I'll just slip into something more...
--> [[spoiler: '''Adam Wright''': ''(straightens tie)'']]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Tina's first scene, we get a pretty good hint that she's going to be a troublemaker.
--> '''Chantal''': How long do you plan to stay, Tina?
--> '''Tina''': Oh, darling, I'm here for good...or bad.
** Also, Chantal's mother refers to her husband as 'my pet' at a very early point in the film. Better yet, he's carrying a statue of a dog at the time.
* GambitPileup: Chantal and her mother plan to make Eugene jealous by simulating the presence of a 'lover' named Robert Swan. [[spoiler: As it turns out, Eugene knew about it the whole time, and meanwhile developed his own plot wherein he actually ''confronts'' Chantal with Robert Swan.]]
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Strongly implied between Chantal and Eugene. We have two scenes where the door closes, followed by a blackout.
* GratuitousFrench: Several lines. Somewhat justified in that Mrs. Stacy is actually French, and that Chantal grew up hearing it.
* HappilyMarried: Played straight with Mr. and Mrs. Stacy, whose marriage seems more or less like paradise. With Chantal and Eugene, the trope is somewhat played with, as the happy points in their marriage are intertwined with some misunderstandings. [[HappilyEverAfter Fortunately they end on a good note.]]
* HelloNurse: Chantal. This is most clearly demonstrated in the opening sequence.
--> 'Do you realise that nobody's asked me to marry them in a week?'
* InVinoVeritas: Tina is basically a bad egg from the start, but when she gets a little carried away with the Scotch, that's when we see her at her worst.
* KarmaHoudini: Tina, jealous of Chantal and Eugene's marital harmony, decides to blow Chantal's cover and tell Eugene that he's being trained like a dog. Oddly enough, after beginning this rift between the couple that serves as the focus of the third act, she oozes off the side of the screen and never appears again, avoiding any comeuppance.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Several, including a sultry ballad for Tina, a rigid harpsichord melody for Mr. Stacy, and a loopy, often glissando-filled melody for any scene related to the dog training.
* MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: So much so, that Mrs. Stacy thinks that men ought to be treated like ''dogs''.
* MeaningfulName: Chantal dreams of meeting the perfect man before actually moving to New York. The first man she meets is conveniently named 'Mr. Wright.'
* RealLifeRelative: Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin were actually husband and wife.
* TitleDrop: Used in explaining the Robert Swan plot.
--> '''Chantal''': But if he was nobody, then how could he call?
--> '''John Stacy''': He couldn't. But any of your mother's girlfriends could. You know how you females plot together. Well, all they had to do was call the house -
--> '''Chantal''': And ''if a man answers'', hang up!
* ThisIsReality: Eugene, when finding out that Chantal is pregnant.
--> '''Eugene''': Come here, little mother.
--> '''Chantal''': Well how did ''you'' know?
--> '''Euguene''': Well this ain't no movie where old Dads is the last to find out.
* WomenAreWiser: After watching this film, you might think that every wife is some kind of evil genius who's trapped her man in a web.
Dee plays Chantal Stacy, the beautiful daughter of a French mother and a Bostonian father. While Chantal's mother encourages her adventurous, fun-loving romantic nature, her father is much more in favor of an immediate, proper marriage. Both sides of the family appear reconciled when Chantal meets Eugene Wright, a photographer residing in New York City. They are quickly married and all seems well, until Chantal realises that perhaps married life isn't all it's cut out to be.
It is then that Chantal sets out to create a perfect and happy marriage. With the advice of her mother, she schemes to 'train' her husband to be the perfect man - even if it means ''treating him like a dog.'' Sparks fly, plots are hatched, and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]] in this charming battle of the sexes. To make things even funner, the film features a young Stefanie Powers as Chantal's devious, conniving friend, as well as Cesar Romero, as entertaining and wily as ever.
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!! ''If A Man Answers'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* AnimatedCreditsOpening: Both the actual opening credits, and the initial sequence that explains Chantal's upbringing.
* BabiesEverAfter: We end with the revelation that Chantal is expecting.
*BrickJoke: Chantal's observation that Eugene is 'getting to be an expert' with the door.
--> '''Chantal''': Get the door, won't you, junior? You're so good with doors.
* DirtyOldMan: These exact words are used several times to describe Eugene's father. [[spoiler: Once we see finally him onscreen, he doesn't disappoint.]]
--> '''Chantal''': While you boys make up your minds, I'll just slip into something more...
--> [[spoiler: '''Adam Wright''': ''(straightens tie)'']]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Tina's first scene, we get a pretty good hint that she's going to be a troublemaker.
--> '''Chantal''': How long do you plan to stay, Tina?
--> '''Tina''': Oh, darling, I'm here for good...or bad.
** Also, Chantal's mother refers to her husband as 'my pet' at a very early point in the film. Better yet, he's carrying a statue of a dog at the time.
* GambitPileup: Chantal and her mother plan to make Eugene jealous by simulating the presence of a 'lover' named Robert Swan. [[spoiler: As it turns out, Eugene knew about it the whole time, and meanwhile developed his own plot wherein he actually ''confronts'' Chantal with Robert Swan.]]
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Strongly implied between Chantal and Eugene. We have two scenes where the door closes, followed by a blackout.
* GratuitousFrench: Several lines. Somewhat justified in that Mrs. Stacy is actually French, and that Chantal grew up hearing it.
* HappilyMarried: Played straight with Mr. and Mrs. Stacy, whose marriage seems more or less like paradise. With Chantal and Eugene, the trope is somewhat played with, as the happy points in their marriage are intertwined with some misunderstandings. [[HappilyEverAfter Fortunately they end on a good note.]]
* HelloNurse: Chantal. This is most clearly demonstrated in the opening sequence.
--> 'Do you realise that nobody's asked me to marry them in a week?'
* InVinoVeritas: Tina is basically a bad egg from the start, but when she gets a little carried away with the Scotch, that's when we see her at her worst.
* KarmaHoudini: Tina, jealous of Chantal and Eugene's marital harmony, decides to blow Chantal's cover and tell Eugene that he's being trained like a dog. Oddly enough, after beginning this rift between the couple that serves as the focus of the third act, she oozes off the side of the screen and never appears again, avoiding any comeuppance.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Several, including a sultry ballad for Tina, a rigid harpsichord melody for Mr. Stacy, and a loopy, often glissando-filled melody for any scene related to the dog training.
* MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: So much so, that Mrs. Stacy thinks that men ought to be treated like ''dogs''.
* MeaningfulName: Chantal dreams of meeting the perfect man before actually moving to New York. The first man she meets is conveniently named 'Mr. Wright.'
* RealLifeRelative: Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin were actually husband and wife.
* TitleDrop: Used in explaining the Robert Swan plot.
--> '''Chantal''': But if he was nobody, then how could he call?
--> '''John Stacy''': He couldn't. But any of your mother's girlfriends could. You know how you females plot together. Well, all they had to do was call the house -
--> '''Chantal''': And ''if a man answers'', hang up!
* ThisIsReality: Eugene, when finding out that Chantal is pregnant.
--> '''Eugene''': Come here, little mother.
--> '''Chantal''': Well how did ''you'' know?
--> '''Euguene''': Well this ain't no movie where old Dads is the last to find out.
* WomenAreWiser: After watching this film, you might think that every wife is some kind of evil genius who's trapped her man in a web.
