That Certain Feeling (1956)

When Larry Larkin's comic strip needs some freshening up, he calls in ghost-writer Francis X. Dignan to help him with the strip. Things get complicated when Francis rekindles his love for ... See full summary »

Directors:

Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Writers:

William Altman, Eleanor Brooke (play),

Stars:

Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, George Sanders

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bob Hope	...	Francis X. Dignan
Eva Marie Saint	...	Dunreath Henry
George Sanders	...	Larry Larkin
Pearl Bailey	...	Augusta aka Gussie
David Lewis	...	Joe Wickes
Al Capp	...	Al Capp
Jerry Mathers	...	Norman Taylor
Herbert Rudley	...	Doctor
Florenz Ames	...	Sen. Winston

Storyline

When Larry Larkin's comic strip needs some freshening up, he calls in ghost-writer Francis X. Dignan to help him with the strip. Things get complicated when Francis rekindles his love for his ex-wife, who happens to be Larkin's secretary and soon-to-be wife.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Taglines:

ALL THE ALL-OUT LAUGHTER THAT MADE IT A SMASH HIT ON THE BROADWAY STAGE! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ich heirate meine Frau

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hope Enterprises, P & F, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Augusta aka Gussie: That certain feeling - that's what caused all the trouble around here.

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Connections

Referenced in What's My Line?: Episode dated 24 June 1956 (1956)

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Soundtracks

"That Certain Feeling"
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed during the opening credits by Pearl Bailey, later reprised by Bob Hope

User Reviews

Feels Like Fun

This well-acted mid-nineteen fifties comedy with its star-studded cast is engaging and full of funny lines and situations. In the case of Pearl Bailey, still looking young, slim and attractive in her late thirties, it is also well sung. Her humorous asides to Eva Marie Saint's character ("Are you all right, Honey?") as she serenades Dignan (Bob Hope) and Dunreith after dinner, in the role of their maid, Gussie, are very amusing. The song she sings is "Zing! went the strings of my heart." A very young Jerry Mathers will tug at your heartstrings as a little boy being adopted by a famous cartoonist. George Sanders acted the part of the self-deceiving and self-promoting cartoonist Larry Larkin to the limit and beyond, but it all comes together in this light-hearted and entertaining movie. One memorable scene has Bob Hope, with a ukulele and straw hat, sitting in a canoe on a very long sofa, preparing to sing the title tune. If you missed the film when it came out, it's well worth a look, fifty years later.