william powell play both george carey and larry wilson and and myrna loy be his wife kay in this wonderful and deft and entertain screwball comedy direct by woody van dyke iii . hey and this be kinda funny . be not talk about you but a lug name wilson and and youre both fella . the word be those of doc ryan and george carey pal . george and you see and have have amnesia for nine year and and during that time he become larry wilson and a pompous businessman . enter larry charm wife kay . george learn that kay be eager to divorce larry because of his miserable and suffocatingly materialistic way while and when meet kay and whom he have forget and he fall for her and set out to reclaim her love . the film define moment surprise u with it tenderness . stand in contrast to the film madcap going on and it take place when george escort kay and who think he larry and to the spot where year before he propose to her a larry . the scene precisely capture the distinctive and wonderful chemistry between powell and loy and who go on to make ten more picture together . like his two most famous character ( godfrey of my man godfrey and nick charles of the thin man ) and powell george carey emerge a a humane individual with the common touch . in fact and he become a hero and save the townsfolk of quaint haversville from a criminal scam perpetuate by a big city gangster name duke sheldon .