That Uncertain FeelingUnited Artists
April 20, 1941
Romcom
DVD
B-
I said that Nothing Sacred was a romance and a comedy but not a romcom. Well, I think this is, although, yes, with the Lubitsch touch. It is a triangle where an insurance-salesman (Douglas, going from boring to scheming) woos and tricks his wife (Oberon, lovely and fun), who's strayed with a "genius" musician (Meredith, both irritating and surprisingly sexy). Although slow-moving at times (something I've noticed in other Lubitsch movies), it is witty and at times laugh-out-loud funny, with a good cast, including, yes, a scene-stealing Eve Arden. The movie bombed at the time, but while I don't think it's on the level of Design for Living (reviewed here https://reviewingeverymovieiown.blogspot.com/2014/02/design-for-living.html), it is better than I expected, especially compared to the other "comedy classics" so far.
