That Uncertain Feeling

film by Lubitsch [1941]

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That Uncertain Feeling is a 1941 film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, known for his sophisticated comedies of manners. This film is a remake of Lubitsch's own 1925 silent comedy, Kiss Me Again.1

The story centers on an unhappily married couple, played by Melvyn Douglas and Merle Oberon, who contemplate divorce. Ultimately, they come to appreciate each other and reconcile. While considered a romantic comedy, it was a somewhat disappointing follow-up after Lubitsch's previous successes like Ninotchka and The Shop Around the Corner.1

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Ernst Lubitsch
Films of the 1940s
That Uncertain Feeling (1941) was something of a disappointment after Lubitsch’s two previous triumphs. A remake of his 1925 silent comedy Kiss Me Again, it starred Douglas and Merle Oberon as an unhappily married couple who consider divorce but finally learn to appreciate each other.
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That Uncertain Feeling (1941) was something of a disappointment after Lubitsch’s two previous triumphs. A remake of his 1925 silent comedy Kiss Me Again, it starred Douglas and Merle Oberon as an unhappily married couple who consider divorce but finally learn to appreciate each other.
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