A Guide for the Married Man
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| A Guide for the Married Man | |
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| Directed by | Gene Kelly |
| Produced by | Frank McCarthy |
| Written by | Frank Tarloff |
| Starring | Walter Matthau Robert Morse Inger Stevens Sue Ane Langdon Claire Kelly |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Editing by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | May 25, 1967 |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,500,000 (estimated) |
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A Guide for the Married Man is a 1967 film starring Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, and Inger Stevens. The film was directed by famous actor Gene Kelly. The film consists of a number of big name cameos, a few being Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Jayne Mansfield, Sid Caesar, Joey Bishop, and Wally Cox.
[edit] Plot
Paul Manning (Walter Matthau) discovers one day that his dear friend and neighbor Ed Stander (Robert Morse) has been cheating on his wife. Curious he asks Ed about it and is given the history and tatics of men who have successfully cheated on their wives. With each new story and tatic Paul can't help but notice the cute blonde that lives nearby.
Although Paul gets close to cheating on his wife he never does go through with it. In a scene near the end when he is in a hotel room with another woman he hears sirens approaching. He panics and waits for the police to open the door only to find the police going to the room next door where his friend Ed is in bed with another woman. Paul takes this opportunity to flee the scene and run home to his beloved wife (Inger Stevens).
