A prissy and penny pinching businessman (William Powell) is hit on the head while on an ocean voyage. When he wakes up, he realizes that he is, in fact, a suave crook and gambler and that for the last nine years he's had amnesia. It was during this period of amnesia that he lived his life as this uptight person. But when he discovers that his amnesia identity had money and a beautiful wife (Myrna Loy), he reverts to his old ways and makes plans to swindle the town. The material is a lightweight diversion but both Powell and Loy are such a joy to watch that it doesn't really matter. The film has none of the wit of their
THIN MAN franchise but it's amiable and friendly and doesn't insult one's intelligence (well, maybe just a wee bit). Directed by W.S. Van Dyke from the novel of the same name by Octavus Roy Cohen. With Frank McHugh, Edmund Lowe and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.
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