The Tender Trap

The Tender Trap

What every girl sets for every man

NR 1955 · 111 min · ★ 6.2 · Music, Comedy, Romance

A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.

Directed by Charles Walters · Written by Julius J. Epstein

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