The Archive · 1940

Powell Loses His Memory

"I Love You Again" will continue the partnership of William Powell and Myrna Loy, but there will be nothing of the "Thin Man" about it. The adventures will not be thu but they will be not the less entertaining, for they will be in the realm of farcical comedy. William Powell will play the part of a man who, for eight years, has been a pillar of righteousness and respectability in a typical small town community. At the end of the eight years he dis-covets that he has been a victim of amnesia and that his previous life has been a blank.

In the days before his impeccable eight years he was a notorious confidence man. His reformed-and-forget ful-self has acquired a new wife and habits beyond reproach. He ha frowned on card playing, would drink nothing stronger than unfermented grape juice and even looked upon well made clothes as objection-wordly. One has only to picture William Powell in ill-fitting clothes to realize what a complete change he has undergone. It is needless to say that Myrna Loy is the acquired wife.

In the cast will be Frank McHugh, another confidence man, Doc Ryan, who is the guardian of William Powell, and Donald Douglas. Two of "Our Gang" will be included, Carl Sweitzer and Michael Gubitosi. These two: will play the parts of the prefocious sons of wealthy parents who will help to make Powell's life dif fult and unhappy. All this goes to show that the picture will be on 4 much broader comedy level then Powell and Myrna Loy have been @ecustomed to of late.

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