i wonder if this might be the great granddaddy of all amnesia film . if it not and it sure one of the first and have inspire countless sitcom episode . william powell be bonk on the head and suddenly he a completely different person one who apparently disappear nine year earlier . who he be during the last nine year be uncertain and but what be certain be that the new personality be a crook . when this shady guy figure out that during the last nine year he become a pillar of the community and have access to gob of other people money and he want to steal everything he can and run . the problem be and he discover he have a wife ( loy ) and can not bring himself to leave even when he find out she hat him . well and much of the movie be spend try to win her back and though he still wonder whether or not to rob his friend . what he do and how the entire mess be resolve be brilliant and a lot of fun . this isn not wacky fun like his other film and love crazy and but be a little more sophisticated and deliberately pace . a wonderful old film with excellent act and write ( aside from the dumb plot device ) and direction . one of powell and loy best .