The Feminine Touch (1941)

A college professor who believes theres 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 highminded ways while his angry spouse schemes to make him so jealous hell knock Elliotts block clean off