I Love You Again

Released Aug 2, 1940

1 hr. 37 min.

Comedy

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100%

7 Reviews

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83%

500+ Ratings

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Larry Wilson (William Powell) is a wealthy businessman. He's also so incredibly boring that his wife, Kay (Myrna Loy), wants a divorce. But when Larry gets knocked on the head, he discovers that he isn't Larry Wilson at all. He's actually George Carey, a con artist, and his life as Larry has really been a case of amnesia. Now back to his old ways, George plans a con to rob an entire town of their money. But George's fiery ways make Kay reconsider the divorce.

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dustin d

I love you again is the Bourne Identity of '40s rom-coms.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This is truly a hit for this power DUO!1 Powell truly makes love to Loy in a way that would win every female heart out there. This movie has you hoping for each character with just as much gusto. The ending with truly leave you "coo'ing" A MUST SEE!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Frances H

Hilarious screwball comedy with the superb comedy team of William Powell and Myrna Loy.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/19

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Audience Member

A wacky comedy. Very entertaining for its time, but it did drag a little towards the end. I didn't realize William Powell could be so funny. (First and only viewing - 9/15/2018)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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To enjoy this film you basically have to stop worrying about the bizarre starting premise (not just amnesia but a total personality shift). Once you grant it and go along for the ride it's a delightful screwball comedy with the added bonus that a lot of the humour is at the expense of the po-faced "upstanding citizen" whose identity is being robbed by his less virtuous but far more likeable former self.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

With the Myrna Loy and William Powell magic.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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W. S. Van Dyke II

Director

William Powell

Larry Wilson aka George Carey

Myrna Loy

Kay Wilson

Frank McHugh

"Doc" Ryan

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Donald Douglas

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The reappearance of cinema's No. 1 man-&-wife team results in split-second timing of some of the sauciest dialogue since the Hays office eased the ban on innuendo.

Oct 25, 2017

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Delightful Powell and Loy romantic comedy.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 24, 2010

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George Orwell

Time and Tide

It is a change to see a comic film that has an inherently comic idea behind it as well as adequate acting and the never-failing American dialogue.

Oct 2, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Though the inimitable duo is usually at the top of their game, the scripting here isn't nearly as clever or humorous as when they traded sarcastic quips as Nick and Nora.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 5, 2020

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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.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 20, 2007

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...it probably doesn't get the credit it deserves, and it's really quite good.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 5, 2007

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Synopsis

Larry Wilson (William Powell) is a wealthy businessman. He's also so incredibly boring that his wife, Kay (Myrna Loy), wants a divorce. But when Larry gets knocked on the head, he discovers that he isn't Larry Wilson at all. He's actually George Carey, a con artist, and his life as Larry has really been a case of amnesia. Now back to his old ways, George plans a con to rob an entire town of their money. But George's fiery ways make Kay reconsider the divorce.

Director: W. S. Van Dyke II
Screenwriter: Charles Lederer, George Oppenheimer, Harry Kurnitz
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 1940, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009

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