A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.
Merle Oberon
Jill Baker
Melvyn Douglas
Larry Baker
Burgess Meredith
Alexander Sebastian
Alan Mowbray
Doctor Vengard
Olive Blakeney
Margie Stallings
Harry Davenport
Jones
Sig Ruman
Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
Eve Arden
Sally Aikens
Richard Carle
Albert
Mary Currier
Maid (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Dr. Vengard's Nurse (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman in Ladies' Room (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
Art Dealer (uncredited)
Gisela Werbisek
Hungarian Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Screenplay
Walter Reisch
Screenplay
Donald Ogden Stewart
Writer
Victorien Sardou
Writer
Emile DeNajac
April 4, 2022
6
Merle Oberon is on quite good form here as the married "Jill" who has trouble with her hiccoughs. It is suggested that she goes to see a psychoanalyst to try and cure this rather embarrassing problem. Before she knows it, she is becoming disillusioned with her husband "Larry" (Melvyn Douglas) and after a chance meeting with equally flaky pianist "Alexander" (Burgess Meredith) nobody quite knows which way is up. I have to say that "Jill" rather wound me up, she's frankly a bit of a pain in the neck who is spoiled and short sighted. Meredith is almost as unlikeable - indeed they probably deserve each other - and I wondered if poor old "Larry" might just be better off out of it. The story flows quite well, though, and there is some humour to be had as their behaviour gradually descends in something farcical. It's an hard film to like, the characters are all pretty odious and self-serving, but the production and the dialogue contribute well to a film where the acting is actually pretty effective.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00