I Love You Again
- William Powell: Larry Wilson / George Carey
- Myrna Loy: Kay Wilson
- Frank McHugh: "Doc" Ryan
- Donald Douglas: Herbert
- Nella Walker: Kay's Mother
- Carl Switzer: Harkspur Jr.
- Pierre Watkin: Mr. Sims
- Paul Stanton: Mr. Littlejohn Sr.
- Morgan Wallace: Mr. Belenson
- Charles Arnt: Billings
- Raymond Bailey: Man in ceramics shop
- Robert Blake: Edward Littlejohn Jr.
- Bess Flowers: Woman in underwear department
- Charles Halton: Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr.
- Arthur Hoyt: Mr. Hines
- Charles Wagenheim: Malavinksy
Darling, you have not changed ( original title: I Love You Again ) is an American screwball comedy from 1940, directed by WS Van Dyke, William Powell and Myrna Loy are seen in the lead roles.. As a literary work was a novel by Octavus Roy Cohen.
Action
As a drunken man going on a cruise overboard, throwing him to the philistine Larry Wilson a life ring and drops it into the sea itself. From a rowing the lifeboat Larry receives unfortunately, a blow to the head. When he comes back to his cabin to himself, he is like a different person. It turns out that he has suffered for nine years from amnesia. He 's real name is George Carey and was in the past a crafty crooks go. Since he has become as Larry in the past nine years for honorable citizens of a small town in Pennsylvania and has amassed a considerable fortune, according to bank statement, George hopes to be able to knock up this asset on the head. The man to whom he saved the life and introduces himself as Ryan him should help him and get a share. By telegram has George Larry's on Bank, pay him in a New York hotel a first sum in the amount of $ 5,000 from one of his accounts.
In the Port of New York arrived, George meets Larry's wife, Kay, who accompanied him with Ryan at the hotel. There Kay tells him that she wanted a divorce from him. Then arrives an employee of the bank and gives him the $ 5,000. However, the money came from an account that he has already covered. His real wealth is distributed on two other accounts that he had created as Larry for charitable purposes and their payouts must be countersigned by the other inhabitants of the province town Haber Ville. After the bank employees also Kay's fiancé Herbert arrives in Georges hotel room. He's Looking For Kay and missed George furious a blow. George, who was impressed by Kay's charm immediately invites these and Herbert one to a dinner. The restaurant Kay astonished badly when her miserly husband ordered unlike earlier champagne and still can dance to unexpectedly good. She insists, however continue to divorce and leaves before eating with the local Herbert. George follows them and are Kay bye intimate kiss.
Together meet George, Ryan, Kay and Herbert in partnership with the Ville a train. At the station, George is received with great honors. For his charitable work, the mayor handed him the keys to the city. When George on a trumpet to an audition of Larry's compositions, but this can not, he feigns a swoon and is then brought hurry home. Ryan, he has spent from the beginning as his doctor ordered him to rest in bed and gives him time to think so. To his regret, however, George realizes that he and Kay have separate bedrooms. Kay is opposite him still cool. In any case, they only live in his house to make believe the citizens of the city that they were happily married.
It turns out that Larry and George is the manager of a pottery. With Ryan George one night sneaks into his office. When they want to open the safe there, the alarm goes off. From guards pursued, flees with George Ryan in his house. The next day, George goes shopping with Kay. To the surprise of Kay and the staff an underwear salons, buys the miser as well-known George for Kay an expensive nightgown. At home dares George then a pass. However, Kay accuses him of that public opinion he had always means more when she and he, because he only sees therefore courting as never before his reputation at risk.
In order to still get to the hoped-for money, George concocts with Ryan and his former business partner Duke Sheldon a plan. They pretend that there is an oil well in a creek on George's property. When George is to give a lesson in Tracking as head of a group of young scouts scouts, he ordered three of the scouts to wade through the creek, where they eventually discover the oil. In the evening, the boys their fathers lead to the supposed source of oil. Overlooking a fortune, the men George propose a deal. You want to buy him the land for $ 10,000. Duke Sheldon but offers George, as agreed, the double sum to what the others increase their offer. But when Kay, who has made with Herbert concluded after an evening walk her estranged husband freely gives a kiss, wants George no longer be a crook. He wants to live a normal life along with Kay in partnership Ville. He offers Ryan a job in the pottery and makes him doing a leisurely family life tasty. Duke, however, is all of Georges plans than enthusiastic and threatens to let him fly up, George should not go through until the end of their coup. Kay, who has since learned from Ryan that George has suffered for years from amnesia and is actually a rogue, interrupts their conversation and has Duke cope. This proposes to take George to the ground. When George comes back to himself, he believes himself to be on a ship and not recognize Duke again. The fact that George seems to be the boring Larry again, brings Kay to cry. But when they are alone, he gives her to understand that he has his new memory loss faked. Happy Kay gives him a kiss.
Background
For the Filmbauten Cedric Gibbons was in charge, the equipment took over Edwin B. Willis. William Powell and Myrna Loy had previously worked together on several occasions, directed by WS Van Dyke, such as on their first of a total of 14 films together, Manhattan Melodrama (1934 ), and not least in the successful detective comedy The Thin Man and three sequels.
Honey, you 've been changed you premiered on August 9, 1940 in the United States and proved there as a big success at the box office. In Germany the film was first shown on 21 August 1992 by the ARD television.
Reviews
For the lexicon of international film was darling, you have not changed a " [ u ] bermütige romantic comedy with the success Canvas couple Powell / Loy, which provides for charming entertainment." Prism described the film as "classical Hollywood comedy ", the WS Van Dyke have set " with an outstanding ensemble of actors in the scene ."
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times described the film of its time as " domestic comedy", the " anything but dull " is. William Powell and Myrna Loy were " one of the most versatile and most cheerful comedy couples " that leave " pass away with such a crazy script like this one and a half hours fly by ." The film critic Leonard Maltin, according to the story about the memoryless Powell was " hilarious ". The screenplay was simply " awesome ".