I Love You Again (1940)
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100% of critics liked it
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82% of users liked it
(594 ratings)
Those popular MGM co-stars William Powell and Myrna Loy take a break from their usual Thin Man duties to star in the zany comedy I Love You Again. The film opens with Loy prepared to divorce her dull businessman husband Powell. A blow on the head causes Powell to remember his former life as a… More Those popular MGM co-stars William Powell and Myrna Loy take a break from their usual Thin Man duties to star in the zany comedy I Love You Again. The film opens with Loy prepared to divorce her dull businessman husband Powell. A blow on the head causes Powell to remember his former life as a notorious con man. No one in town has any knowledge of Powell's criminal past, a fact he hopes to use to his advantage. Loy, astounded at Powell's sudden surge of amorous ardor, reconsiders her divorce. When she learns of his true identity, she is even more fascinated. Another blow on the head restores the non-criminal Powell--at least, that's what he and Loy would like you to believe. The film's highlight is a screamingly funny sequence in which Powell plays scoutmaster to a group of surly youngsters (including Our Gang veterans Carl Switzer and Mickey Gubitosi, aka Robert Blake). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Written By
- Charles Lederer, George Oppenheimer, Harry Kurnitz
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 9, 1940 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Delightful Powell and Loy romantic comedy.
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David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
One of the duo's finest works together, a rip-snorting screwball comedy that bounces from silliness to insanity with spectacular ease.
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...plays with the old amnesia ploy, but it does so with more cleverness than most such stories.
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...it probably doesn't get the credit it deserves, and it's really quite good.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It gets off to a fast start but dies in the stretch.
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Cast
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William Powell
as Larry Wilson
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Myrna Loy
as Kay Wilson
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Frank McHugh
as Doc Ryan
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Edmund Lowe
as Duke Sheldon
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Donald Douglas
as Herbert
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Nella Walker
as Kay's Mother
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Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
as Harkspur Jr.
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Pierre Watkin
as Mr. Sims
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Paul Stanton
as Mr. Littlejohn
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Morgan Wallace
as Mr. Belenson
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Charles Arnt
as Billings
- Hooper Atchley
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Barbara Bedford
as Miss Stingecombe
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Joe Bernard
as Watchman
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Gladys Blake
as Salesgirl
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Harlan Briggs
as Mayor Carver
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Nell Craig
as Maid
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Mary Currier
as Mrs. Gordon
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Jack Daley
as Band Leader
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Dix Davis
as Corp. Belenson
- John Dilson
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Edward Earle
as Mr. Watkins
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Winifred Harris
as Mrs. Watkins
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Harry Hayden
as Mr. Wayne
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Edward Hearn
as Guard
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Arthur Hoyt
as Floorwalker
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Hazel Keener
as Mrs. Lederer
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George Lloyd
as Police Sgt.
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Leni Lynn
as Maurine
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Howard Mitchell
as Ranger Leader
- Jack Mulhall
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Bea Nigro
as Mrs. Kurnitz
- Paul Parry
- Sally Payne
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Jason Robards Sr.
as Man
- Claire Rochelle
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Ray Teal
as Watchman
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Charles Wagenheim
as Fingerprint Man
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Eric Wilton
as Headwaiter
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Robert Blake
as Littlejohn Jr.
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William Tannen
as Clerk
- Hal Cooke
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George Lollier
as Police Photographer
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Harry Lash
as Steward
- Ted Thompson
