BRAND NEW, FACTORY-SEALED   Movie description
Based on the novel by James Hilton (whose LOST HORIZON and GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS had already been made into profitable films), this lavish MGM show features Ronald Colman as a soldier who has lost his memory. He escapes from the hospital to find himself alone on the streets as the public cheers the end of World War I. Showgirl Paula, played by showstopper Greer Garson, takes home the handsome amnesiac, and the two start a blissful marriage while leading a life of poverty. But when Colman is hit by a car, he regains his memory from before the war while losing all records of the events since--including his marriage to Garson. Colman resumes his life as aristocrat Charles Rainier while Garson takes on a fictitious identity to become his secretary, hoping that one day he will recognize her for his wife. This blockbuster romance directed by the great Mervyn LeRoy survives today on the heat the two stars emanate for each other.
Credits
Producer:	Sidney Franklin
Cast:	Edmund Gwenn, Greer Garson, Henry Travers, Margaret Wycherly, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen, Ronald Colman, Susan Peters
Notes
DVD Features: Region (2) UK Full Frame - 1.33 Audio:  Mono 1.0 English   The film was one of the most popular of 1942 and was frequently shown to GIs during the course of the war. The use of a miniskirt in a dance sequence made Garson's gams as hotly discussed as her fine performance. Under MGM contracts, Greer Garson and director Mervyn LeRoy would work together on five films.
Editorial reviews
"Garson and Ronald Colman beautifully play the delicacy of two aching souls trying to recapture their lost romance." Entertainment Weekly - Tim Purtell (01/14/2005) "This 1942 classic is one of those great romantic dramas that Hollywood seems incapable of making these days..." Los Angeles Times - Susan King (01/09/2005)