That Uncertain Feeling (1941) is an American romantic screwball comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, and Burgess Meredith. The film follows Jill Baker, a refined New York socialite who develops nervous hiccups and visits a psychoanalyst. There she meets eccentric pianist Alexander Sebastian, whose odd charm leads her to question her marriage to her practical husband, Larry.
As Jill becomes entangled with Sebastian, misunderstandings escalate into a divorce, a new engagement, and a series of comic deceptions — all culminating in Jill realizing where her heart truly lies. The film is based on the 1880 French play Divorçons by Victorien Sardou and Émile de Najac.
Film Details
Year: 1941
Genre: Romantic Comedy / Screwball
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Screenplay: Donald Ogden Stewart, Walter Reisch; based on Divorçons (1880) by Victorien Sardou & Émile de Najac
Produced by: Ernst Lubitsch; Sol Lesser (uncredited)
Starring: Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith, Alan Mowbray, Eve Arden, Harry Davenport
Cinematography: George Barnes
Edited by: William Shea
Music: Werner R. Heymann
Studios: Ernst Lubitsch Productions; Sol Lesser Productions
Distributed by: United Artists
Release Date: April 20, 1941
Runtime: 84 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $750,000–$1 million (approx.)
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