That Inferior Feeling
Short comedy film
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That Inferior Feeling (1940) is a short comedy film produced by Robert Benchley for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Benchley appears as Joe Doakes in a series of scenes demonstrating the symptoms of inferiority, Benchley also serves as narrator.
Directed byBasil Wrangell
Written byBasil Wrangell
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
StarringRobert Benchley
William Bailey
May Beatty
William Bailey
May Beatty
CinematographyRobert H. Planck
| That Inferior Feeling | |
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| Directed by | Basil Wrangell |
| Written by | Basil Wrangell Robert Benchley |
| Starring | Robert Benchley William Bailey May Beatty |
| Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
| Music by | Albert Akst |
| Color process | Black and White |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
A man is unable to cope with personal emergencies or deal with people in positions of authority.
Cast
- Robert Benchley as Joseph H. 'Joe' Doakes
- William Bailey as Guard (uncredited)
- May Beatty as Woman (uncredited)
- Barbara Bedford as Bride (uncredited)
- John Butler as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Charles Irwin as Tailor (uncredited)
- Ruth Lee as Mrs. Joseph H. Doakes (uncredited)
- Jack Mulhall as Bank Teller (uncredited)
- William Tannen as Man (uncredited)
Scenes
- Introductory monologue - Benchley introduces the inferiority feelings of men.
- Wedding - where the groom is concerned if someone will speak up against the marriage. The groom acts like he's guilty although he has nothing to fear.
- Asking Directions - A man acts embarassaed, too embarrassed to ask directions from an official at a railway station.
- New suit - Nervous when being measured by a tailor, and too self-conscious to be seen in a 'conspicuous' suit.
- Hotel - How men act guilty when booking a hotel room for himself and his wife.
- Bank - How men act guilty around bank security and officials.
- Concluding monologue - Developing a sense around others. Benchley is disturbed during his monologue by the cleaning staff.
See also
References
- Nathaniel Benchley, Robert Benchley, a biography. (New York City, McGraw-Hill, 1955)
External links
- That Inferior Feeling at IMDb
- That Inferior Feeling at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
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