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Lubitsch does Freud: hiccups, hypnosis, and marital chaos in 84 delicious minutes.
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That Uncertain Feeling (1941)

screwball sassdrawing-room mischiefpre-war polish

Overview

ComedyRomance

A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.

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romcomscrewball comedycomedy of remarriagepsychoanalyst

Standout Aspects

Direction

The Lubitsch Touch: doors closing, implications blooming, hilarity never explained.

Acting

Burgess Meredith's Sebastian: sweaty, pseudo-intellectual, hilariously repellent.

Writing

Screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart — wit sharper than a psychoanalyst's pen.

Best for:Solo: Curl up with champagne and pretend you're 1941-sophisticated.·Date Night: Will spark debates about whether your relationship needs... analysis.·Rewatch: Catch every eyebrow arch you missed the first Lubitsch time.
Ernst Lubitsch

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

ReleasedApr 20, 1941
Runtime1h 24m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Sol Lesser Productions
Ernst Lubitsch Productions

Top Cast

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Jill Baker

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Larry Baker

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Alexander Sebastian

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Doctor Vengard

Olive Blakeney

Olive Blakeney

Margie Stallings

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Jones

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Kafka (as Sig Rumann)

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Sally Aikens

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

Albert

Mary Currier

Mary Currier

Maid (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick

Jean Fenwick

Dr. Vengard's Nurse (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Woman in Ladies' Room (uncredited)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Burgess Meredith based his Sebastian on a real analyst he found insufferable; Lubitsch reportedly howled at dailies.

Cultural

Released months before Pearl Harbor, this was Lubitsch's last pure comedy before wartime darkness consumed his work. The 'comedy of remarriage' structure — divorced lovers reuniting — bypassed Hays Code restrictions on adultery by making them technically single.

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