I'll Never Forget You (1951)
"The House in the Square" (original title)

A scientist obsessed with the past transports himself back in time to 18th-century London, where he falls in love with a beautiful young woman.

Director:

Roy Ward Baker

Writers:

John L. Balderston (play), Ranald MacDougall,

Stars:

Tyrone Power, Ann Blyth, Michael Rennie

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tyrone Power	...	Peter Standish
Ann Blyth	...	Helen Pettigrew / Martha Forsyth
Michael Rennie	...	Roger Forsyth
Dennis Price	...	Tom Pettigrew
Beatrice Campbell	...	Kate Pettigrew
Kathleen Byron	...	Duchess of Devonshire
Raymond Huntley	...	Mr. Throstle
Irene Browne	...	Lady Anne Pettigrew

Storyline

An American physicist, Peter Standish, lives in London in an inherited flat on Berkeley Square, unchanged from its 18th century appearance. He's researched his ancestors and the flat, and he believes somehow he will travel through time, if only briefly, to 1784. A lightening strike transports him, and he finds things disturbingly different than he expected: disease and social conditions appall him, and, in this Age of Reason, his speech, manners, and knowledge frighten rather than interest all except one young woman, Helen, the sister of the woman he's to marry. He sets up a laboratory in the hopes of hastening progress, and he tells her his secret. Does love or Bedlam await?

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Plot Keywords:

18th century | laboratory | progress | physicist | aristocrat | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

I'll Never Forget You

Filming Locations:

Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Irene Browne plays the same role, Lady Anne, in both "Berkeley Square" (1933) and the remake "The House in the Square" (1951).

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Quotes

Helen Pettigrew: You have no reason to be afraid of him.
Kate Pettigrew: No more reason than I have to fear a graveyard at night.

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Connections

Version of Studio One in Hollywood: Berkeley Square (1949)

User Reviews

Fresh and entertaining after twenty years.

I saw this movie "I'll Never Forget You", about 20 year ago and it was very entertaining. The story was very fresh ,in the sense that it was not a retread as we are all use to now a days. I would go as far as to say, it's one of the best fantasy / dramas of 20th century film making. Tyrone Power and Ann Blight performances make us believe their characters. The fantasy and drama of this film really comes through. I ,for one, would like to see it re-released on DVD, so young people could get a chance to see it. You know, the violence, we call movie making now days, is not conducive to entertainment or brain power. This movie is entertaining and leaves room for thought.