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- He had found love - lost it - and now had found it again!

Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.

Release Date : 1942-12-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Charles Rainier

Original Name : Ronald Colman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paula

Original Name : Greer Garson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Jonathan Benet

Original Name : Philip Dorn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kitty

Original Name : Susan Peters

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Sims

Original Name : Henry Travers

Gender : Male

Character Name : "Biffer"

Original Name : Reginald Owen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harrison

Original Name : Bramwell Fletcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Rhys Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tobacconist

Original Name : Una O'Connor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheldon

Original Name : Aubrey Mather

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Deventer

Original Name : Margaret Wycherly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chetwynd

Original Name : Arthur Margetson

Gender : Male

Character Name : George

Original Name : Melville Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julian

Original Name : Alan Napier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lydia

Original Name : Jill Esmond

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jill

Original Name : Marta Linden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bridget

Original Name : Ann Richards

Gender : Female

Character Name : Julia

Original Name : Norma Varden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Henry Chilcet

Original Name : David Cavendish

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Vicar

Original Name : Ivan F. Simpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vicar's Wife

Original Name : Marie De Becker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Lloyd

Original Name : Charles Waldron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Lloyd

Original Name : Elisabeth Risdon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pearson (uncredited)

Original Name : John Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Church Singers (uncredited)

Original Name : William Ripley Dorr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Registrar of Births (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Reviews

barrymost

@barrymost

2021-06-23

This is simply one of the most beautiful love stories ever made. The somewhat convoluted plot concerns a shell-shocked WWII veteran who remembers nothing of his life before the war, not even his own name. He escapes from the mental institution he's been confined to, and falls for a beautiful chorus girl he meets on the street. They're obviously meant for each other, but then tragedy strikes, and their ideal life together is no more. The great Ronald Colman and the lovely Greer Garson are fantastic together. No one was more perfectly suited to this hard-hitting romantic drama than these two. In the novel by James Hilton, Smithy, the character played by Colman in the film, is supposed to be somewhere in his mid-twenties, while Colman was about fifty when he did this. But since it's Ronald Colman, hey, let's face it: no one in their right mind is going to be complaining. Plus, it helps that the span of time covered in the story is at least ten or twenty years. The plot is so tricky and involved, you must pay close attention and remain awake and alert throughout the course of the film. But every moment is worth it. As you watch, you want nothing more than to see these two wonderful people find happiness together. It's a long movie, but when the ending finally rolls around, you're bound to have a smile on your face and a warm feeling in your heart, because let me tell you, that ending is pure bliss.