Great movies - acceptable prints | That Uncertain Feeling | Merle Oberon; Melvyn Douglas; Burgess Meredith;...

Her choice: workaholic husband or cynical artist? | That Uncertain Feeling | Merle Oberon; Melvyn Douglas; Burgess Meredith; Alan Mowbray; Olive Blakeney; Harry Davenport; Sig Rumann; Eve Arden

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	• That Uncertain Feeling Merle Oberon; Melvyn Douglas; Burgess Meredith; Alan Mowbray; Olive Blakeney; Harry Davenport; Sig Rumann; Eve Arden Reel Enterprises, 2007 average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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dvd quality is not good

This dvd looks like it was made by filming a tv set playing the movie. In several places there are glitchy snags that look like videotape damage. The image and sound are interrupted briefly and then come back. Overall, the image and sound are a bit blurry. Although it is watchable, I would not recommend buying this company's dvd. That Uncertain Feelling is a great movie, though - hopefully a better copy will be released by someone else soon.

Great movies - acceptable prints

This is a review of the DVD of Beat the Devil/That Uncertain Feeling, not the other editions.

The prints are not great, but I found them quite watchable. The "bonus features" appear not to exist.

Still, this is a reasonably priced way to view these two delightful films. I was already familiar with "Beat the Devil" so I really got this for Lubitsch's "That Uncertain Feeling" and I was not disappointed - it's a delightful comedy with some interestingly suggestive moments ("When I come, they go" - hmmm, it would seem she needs to come more often..) and some great discussions of modern art and music. I wouldn't mind a better print of this film, but at present there only seem to be over-priced "imports" around.

"Beat the Devil" is a somewhat silly, but quite enjoyable film that plays off Bogart's established screen persona to good effect. Robert Morley and Peter Lorre are quite amusing and everyone has a good time. A rather slight film all things considered, but well worth watching.

Why the DVD producers called this "Comedy Noir" I couldn't tell you (Lubitsch certainly isn't noirish at all and I'm not really convinced that "Beat the Devil" counts as noir either, but maybe) nor why they belong on the same DVD (other than both being in the public domain).

Definitely worth a few bucks and let's hope someone issues more classic Lubitsch in a superior edition soon!

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Her choice: workaholic husband or cynical artist?

Ernst Lubitsch's comedy, THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING is the story of a psychiatric patient with a case of severe hiccups.

SYNOPSIS--
NY socialite Jill Baker (Oberon) consults a shrink (Mowbray) about her insomnia and recurring hiccups. After Dr. Vengard asks stressful questions about her husband Larry (Douglas), Jill's hiccups return. That night, Jill decides that the work-distracted Larry isn't at all attentive when he fails to notice she's spent all day at the beauty salon.

At her next therapy visit, Jill meets Alexander Sebastian, a somewhat misanthropic artist (Meredith) and they in time become romantically involved. Larry's attempt to make Jill jealous by claiming he has a girlfriend fails and Sebastian moves into the Baker home after Larry goes to a hotel.

We are left to ask: Do Jill and Sebastian find happiness together, or does she reconcile with Larry, and if the latter, how can it possibly come about?
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Merle Oberon fans are "certain" to enjoy:
A SONG TO REMEMBER (1945). This Technicolor biopic stars Oscar-winner Cornel Wilde as Frédéric Chopin and Oberon as crossdressing novelist George Sand. Paul Muni co-stars. (VHS edition) (DVD edition))

Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.

(7.0) That Uncertain Feeling (1942) - Merle Oberon/Melvyn Douglas/Burgess Meredith/Alan Mowbray/Sig Ruman/Eve Arden/Richard Carle

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"Hollywood's Golden Age of Classic Comedies (2006) ... Passport Video"

Passport Video and Koch Entertainment Distribution present "CLASSIC COMEDIES FROM HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN AGE" (Dolby digitally remastered) --- relive the laughter from Hollywood's Golden Age...spanning the early years of comedy ('20s--'40s) --- this collection features signature films from comedy's greatest names...besides that you just discovered the essential collection of classic comedy performances --- this compilation features more hours of the best routines in comedy history than you could shake a stick at...laugh along with your favorite film, scene and actors that keep you coming back for more.

15 Fabulously Funny Feature Films (in alphabetical order in which they appear)

1. FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND (1951) Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor & Joan Bennett
2. GENERAL, THE (1927 Buster Keaton
3. GOLD RUSH, THE (1925) Charlie Chaplin
4. HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell
5. INSPECTOR GENERAL,THE (1949) Danny Kaye & Elsa Lanchester
6. JUDGE PRIEST (1934) Will Rogers & Hattie McDaniel
7. LIFE WITH FATHER (1947) William Powell, Elizabeth Taylor & Irene Dunne
8. MILKY WAY,THE (1936) Harold Lloyd & Adolphe Menjou
9. MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE (1932) Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
10. MY MAN GODFREY (1936) William Powell & Carole Lombard
11. NOTHING SACRED (1937) Fredric March & Carole Lombard
12. PALOOKA (1934) Stu Erwin & Jimmy Durante
13. SPEAK EASILY (1932) Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante
14. THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING (1941) Merle Oberon & Melvyn Douglas
15. TOPPER RETURNS (1941) Joan Blondell & Roland Young

Great job by Passport Video for releasing "Classic Comedies From Hollywood's Golden Age", the digital transfere with a somewhat clean and clear print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage era of the '20s, '30s & '40s ... order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch performances mixed with laughter ... they're funny, they're sad, but most of all they're passionate ... here's a side-splitting collectioin of classic comedies that appeal to every sense of humor from slapstick to sophisticated --- they say that laughter is always the best medicine, try some you just might like it..

Total Time: 1315 mins on 5-DVD's ~ Passport Video DVD #5870 ~ (7/11/2006)

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That Uncertain Feeling

I got this because I have the movie poster and never knew what the film was about. It's a really old Black & White movie about a married woman considering having an affair, but she doesn't go through with it. OK if you like really old sitcoms.

Six years into their marriage, Jill Baker (Oberson) contracts a case of recurring hiccups. Her busy husband Larry (Douglas) sends Jill to Freudian psychologist Vengard and he concludes that the hiccups are caused by her marital problems. When Jill meets hilarious but highly neurotic concert pianist Sebastian (Meredith) in the doctor's waiting room, she decides to begin a relationship with Sebastian and file for divorce. Larry, still in love with Jill, initially agrees, but the separation doesn't last long and they reunite after a multitude of hilarious hijinks. Meredith steals the film.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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