I Love You Again (1940)

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke (as W.S. Van Dyke II)

Writers:

Leon Gordon (original story), Maurine Dallas Watkins (original story) (as Maurine Watkins)

Stars:

William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank McHugh

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Powell	...	Larry Wilson aka George Carey
Myrna Loy	...	Kay Wilson
Frank McHugh	...	'Doc' Ryan
Edmund Lowe	...	Duke Sheldon
Donald Douglas	...	Herbert
Nella Walker	...	Kay's Mother
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer	...	Harkspur Jr.
Pierre Watkin	...	Mr. Sims
Paul Stanton	...	Mr. Littlejohn Sr.
Morgan Wallace	...	Mr. Belenson
Charles Arnt	...	Billings
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Donnie Allen

Storyline

While alone on a cruise, the upstanding - and mean - teetotaler, Larry Wilson, receives a blow on the head, causing him to revert to his old, forgotten persona of man-about-town and swindler, George Carey. Deciding to get what he can out of his position as Wilson, he returns to Wilson's hometown to continue the pretense. The only trouble is he takes a serious shine to his wife, Kay, and doesn't at all agree that Larry should be letting her go.

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Plot Keywords:

crying woman | screwball comedy | looking at oneself in a mirror | hometown | teetotaler | 

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Taglines:

It's one, long, loud l-a-u-g-h!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 August 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Te quiero otra vez

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30-minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 17, 1944 with William Powell reprising his film role. Paulette Goddard played the female lead.

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Goofs

When Harkspur, Sr., Littlejohn and Belenson visit Larry at his home to discuss the land deal, at one point he walks over toward the window and the other three men follow him; as they stop and continue their conversation, Harkspur can be seen holding his hat in his left hand. There is a jump cut to the next shot and Harkspur is now holding his hat in his right hand.

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Quotes

'Doc' Ryan: [seeing Carey react to beautiful Kay onshore as the ship docks] What's the matter?
George Carey: [reacting to Kay's beauty] Boy! Eighteen days alone on a boat is certainly a long time to be alone on a boat for eighteen days!

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Connections

Featured in Magnolia (1999)

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Soundtracks

Auld Lang Syne
(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish music
Played by the band greeting Wilson at the station

User Reviews

Amnesia theme brightens amusing comedy...

Seems to me that in the course of his career, WILLIAM POWELL has been in many a movie as an amnesia victim--but here, it's strictly for laughs. He and Myrna Loy (at her most attractive) are paired again as a romantic couple with their usual share of misunderstandings and shenanigans. It has the flavor of a Nick and Nora flick--without Astor.

The story is a series of misunderstandings and comic situations all set up by the fact that Powell is struggling to remember who he was--and meanwhile rediscovers his wife and loves her very much even though she is threatening to leave him. None of it makes much sense and all of it is played strictly for laughs and romantic charm.

Working with very thin material, Loy and Powell do it again. Proof that their box-office chemistry was no fluke. If you enjoy this one, try LOVE CRAZY with an even crazier approach to the amnesia angle and even more amusing.