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The Feminine Touch

  • 19411941
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 37m
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6.4/10
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Don Ameche, Kay Francis, and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
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John Hathaway is a professor of psychology at Digby College. His students are bored as he is with the students. He leaves college to go to New York to have his manuscript on jealousy publish... Read allJohn Hathaway is a professor of psychology at Digby College. His students are bored as he is with the students. He leaves college to go to New York to have his manuscript on jealousy published. John and Julie go to Elliott Morgan Publishing to discuss his book. Being that it is h... Read allJohn Hathaway is a professor of psychology at Digby College. His students are bored as he is with the students. He leaves college to go to New York to have his manuscript on jealousy published. John and Julie go to Elliott Morgan Publishing to discuss his book. Being that it is highly technical and boring, Nellie wants to focus on the small part about couples that she... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
906
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POPULARITY
84,767
4,535
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    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • George Oppenheimer(original screenplay)
      • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
      • Ogden Nash(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Rosalind Russell
      • Don Ameche
      • Kay Francis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • George Oppenheimer(original screenplay)
      • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
      • Ogden Nash(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Rosalind Russell
      • Don Ameche
      • Kay Francis
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    • 24User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews

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    Don Ameche and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Van Heflin and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Don Ameche and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Kay Francis in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Van Heflin and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Don Ameche, Kay Francis, and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Don Ameche, Kay Francis, and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Don Ameche and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Don Ameche and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Van Heflin and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Van Heflin and Kay Francis in The Feminine Touch (1941)
    Don Ameche and Rosalind Russell in The Feminine Touch (1941)

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    Rosalind Russell
    Rosalind Russell
    • Julie Hathaway
    Don Ameche
    Don Ameche
    • John Hathaway
    Kay Francis
    Kay Francis
    • Nellie Woods
    Van Heflin
    Van Heflin
    • Elliott Morgan
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Capt. Makepeace Liveright
    Gordon Jones
    Gordon Jones
    • Rubber-Legs Ryan
    Henry Daniell
    Henry Daniell
    • Shelley Mason
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Freddie Bond
    Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
    • Dean Hutchinson
    David Clyde
    David Clyde
    • Brighton
    Forrester Harvey
    Forrester Harvey
      Gino Corrado
      Gino Corrado
      • Party Waiter
      • (uncredited)
      Cecil Cunningham
      Cecil Cunningham
      • Party Guest
      • (uncredited)
      Mark Daniels
      Mark Daniels
      • Student
      • (uncredited)
      Jay Eaton
      Jay Eaton
      • Party Guest
      • (uncredited)
      Julie Gibson
      Julie Gibson
      • Singer In Nightclub
      • (uncredited)
      Herschel Graham
      Herschel Graham
      • Nightclub Patron
      • (uncredited)
      Robert Homans
      Robert Homans
      • Policeman in Subway Train
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • W.S. Van Dyke
      • Writers
        • George Oppenheimer(original screenplay)
        • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
        • Ogden Nash(original screenplay)
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      • Trivia
        The fourth and final film Kay Francis made at MGM.
      • Quotes

        Nellie Woods: Sorry I'm not what you were expecting.

        Elliott Morgan, Publisher: What makes you think I'm expecting anybody?

        Nellie Woods: What makes me think that dogs like liver?

        Elliott Morgan, Publisher: I don't get the analogy, but I expect it's very clever. It so happens that you're wrong; there's no one coming.

        Nellie Woods: You're right. She's gone out with her husband.

        Elliott Morgan, Publisher: [feigning confusion] Uh. . .who has?

        Nellie Woods: The liver.

      • Connections
        Features The Wizard of Oz (1939)
      • Soundtracks
        Jealous
        (1941) (uncredited)

        Music by Jack Little

        Lyrics by Dick Finch and Tommie Malie

        Played as background music during the opening and end credits

        Sung by an unidentified woman at a nightclub

        Sung a cappella by Rosalind Russell

        Played as background music often

      User reviews24

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      Top review
      6/10
      Erratic screenplay hampers a good cast
      Any old film aficionado would be drawn to a film starring Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Van Heflin and Kay Francis, so it's no surprise that this poster tuned into "The Feminine Touch," a 1941 comedy. The story concerns a college professor, John Hathaway (Ameche) who has written a very intellectual book on jealousy and travels with his wife (Russell) to meet his publisher Elliot (Heflin) and editor Nellie (Francis). Elliot likes to play around, and Nellie is in love with him. Julie keeps trying to make her husband jealous, not by deed but by hints that a certain man likes her, for instance, and is he worried - thinking that a jealous outburst would be proof of his love. However, he trusts her unreservedly and never suspects her of anything. He's especially sure that despite Elliot's interest in her, Julie would never reciprocate - because Elliot has a beard, and Julie hates them.

      This film is a case of too many cooks, as this screenplay was worked over by several writers. The premise is flimsy, for starters, and I fear Russell is miscast. Rosalind Russell in films is a beautiful woman, but she has a strength and intelligence about her as well. It's not an ingénue beauty. In the world of "The Feminine Touch," despite her tailored suits, every man who meets her falls madly in love with her. I could have bought it if it had been Lana Turner. I'm not buying it here. Women like Russell are the "whole package" and men fall for her in a different way and probably after a conversation or two - not on sight. And then, to have a smart woman like Julie upset because her husband never gets jealous is ridiculous. It might bother an immature 18-year-old, but this character? The end of the film -- which comes about 15 minutes later than it should have - is the best part, as it turns into a more screwball comedy with Julie setting fire to Elliot's beard and other crazy things happening. Otherwise, the film drags on with too much dialogue. I'm not opposed to dialogue - All About Eve has a large amount of dialogue. This dialogue was superfluous, probably because a scene or two could have been tossed.

      Heflin proves himself as adept at comedy as he is at drama, Francis is delightful, as is Ameche, who makes a good professorial type. Someone mentioned the clothing - Francis wears one hat that looks like a rendition of the Mickey Mouse Club ears, except with taller ears and the entire hat covered in fur. It was one of the funniest things in the movie.
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      • Release date
        • October 1941 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • All Woman
      • Filming locations
        • Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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