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Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Oh, Men! Oh, Women! is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oh, Men! Oh, Women! rather than just read about it. In short: Oh, Men! Oh, Women! is a 1957 American comedy film written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the play of the same name by Edward Chodorov.

Key takeaways

Oh, Men! Oh, Women! belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Oh, Men! Oh, Women! to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Oh, Men! Oh, Women! from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Oh, Men! Oh, Women! is a 1957 American comedy film written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the play of the same name by Edward Chodorov. It stars Ginger Rogers, Dan Dailey and David Niven. It was the feature film debut of Tony Randall, who had played Dailey's role in the Broadway version, albeit as part of the replacement cast.

Plot Mildred Turner is a patient of a New York psychiatrist, Dr. Alan Coles. She is bored and frustrated in her marriage to a movie star, Arthur Turner. Coles is about to marry Myra Hagerman but is perplexed when neurotic new patient Grant Cobbler claims he is sleepless and heartsick over "Myra," the woman he loves. Coles is then completely bewildered when Mildred mentions that her husband also used to date Myra. While confronting her about all this, Coles can hardly believe his eyes when a tipsy Arthur shows up at Myra's, embracing her, followed by Cobbler, who repeats his adoration of her. It leads to a fight, followed by Coles meeting the other two suitors in a bar to drown their sorrows. Coles is able to persuade Arthur to show wife Mildred the affection she wants. Alan later boards a luxury liner on the day he and Myra are supposed to set sail on a honeymoon cruise, not knowing if she will show up. When she does, Cobbler turns up as well. Coles tosses him down the gangplank. While still arguing about their situation, Coles and Myra fail to notice that the ship has sailed.

Cast Dan Dailey as Arthur Turner Ginger Rogers as Mildred Turner David Niven as Dr. Alan Coles Tony Randall as Cobbler Barbara Rush as Myra Hagerman Natalie Schafer as patient Mrs. Day, in the opening scene. Franklin Pangborn (uncredited) as the Steamship Clerk.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oh, Men! Oh, Women! claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oh, Men! Oh, Women! before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oh, Men! Oh, Women! ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

In research: Oh, Men! Oh, Women! appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oh, Men! Oh, Women! in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oh, Men! Oh, Women! is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950s American comedy film stubs, 1957 American films, 1957 English-language films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oh, Men! Oh, Women! outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Oh, Men! Oh, Women! in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Oh, Men! Oh, Women! means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Oh, Men! Oh, Women! out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Oh, Men! Oh, Women! in simple terms?

Oh, Men! Oh, Women! is a 1957 American comedy film written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the play of the same name by Edward Chodorov.

Why does Oh, Men! Oh, Women! matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Oh, Men! Oh, Women!?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Oh, Men! Oh, Women!.