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The Feminine Touch (1941)
A college professor who believes there's no place for jealousy in modern marriage, John Hathaway (Don Ameche) moves with his wife, Julie (Rosalind Russell), to New York where he plans to publish a book on the subject. Meeting with publisher Elliott Morgan (Van Heflin), who falls head over heels for Julie, John is assigned to his assistant Nellie (Kay Francis), who only has eyes for her boss. Working closely with Nellie, who Julie thinks is after her husband, John continues his high-minded ways while his angry spouse schemes to make him so jealous he'll knock Elliott's block clean off.
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A college professor who believes there's no place for jealousy in modern marriage, John Hathaway (Don Ameche) moves with his wife, Julie (Rosalind Russell), to New York where he plans to publish a book on the subject. Meeting with publisher Elliott Morgan (Van Heflin), who falls head over heels for Julie, John is assigned to his assistant Nellie (Kay Francis), who only has eyes for her boss. Working closely with Nellie, who Julie thinks is after her husband, John continues his high-minded ways while his angry spouse schemes to make him so jealous he'll knock Elliott's block clean off.
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Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:Edmund L. Hartmann, Ogden Nash, George Oppenheimer
In Theaters:10/1/1941
Box Office:
Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ealing
Cast
W.S. Van Dyke
Director
Rosalind Russell
Julie Hathaway
Don Ameche
John Hathaway
Kay Francis
Nellie Woods
Van Heflin
Elliott Morgan
Donald Meek
Captain Makepeace Liveright
Gordon Jones
Rubber-Legs Ryan
Henry Daniell
Shelley Mason
Sidney Blackmer
Freddie Bond
Grant Mitchell
Dean Hutchinson
David Clyde
Brighton
Harold Minjir
Hutchinson's Secretary (uncredited)
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