A Guide for the Married Man

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A Guide for the Married Man
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 minutes
Country	United States
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 actor Gene Kelly. It includes a large number of cameos, a few being Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Jayne Mansfield, Sid Caesar, Joey Bishop, and Wally Cox. The title song is performed by The Turtles.

[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 attractive 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).