Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
Acting
Powell's dual performance: milquetoast meets smooth criminal
Writing
Wit so sharp it could cut glass
Direction
Van Dyke keeps the farce breathless
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
William Powell
Larry Wilson aka George Carey
Myrna Loy
Kay Wilson
Frank McHugh
'Doc' Ryan
Edmund Lowe
Duke Sheldon
Donald Douglas
Herbert
Nella Walker
Kay's Mother
Carl Switzer
Leonard Harkspur Jr.
Pierre Watkin
Mr. W.H. Sims
Paul Stanton
Mr. Edward Littlejohn Sr.
Morgan Wallace
Mr. Phil Belenson
Charles Arnt
Mr. Billings
Hooper Atchley
Man Greeting Wilson Saying 'Look Chief' (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
First Man Greeting Wilson in Pottery Office (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Powell and Loy made 14 films together; this was their eighth, cementing them as Hollywood's most reliable romantic duo.
Released in 1940, the film offered audiences escapist laughter as Europe descended into war—screwball comedy as collective therapy.
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