I couldn't care less about the amnesiac man and his fate. Watching him trying to talk and the woman caring so much about a total stranger while soft music was playing over cardboard landscapes was too much for me.I couldn't watch the whole film out of boredom but I read it's* synopsis. I don't believe in selective memory loss and so I consider the plot nonsensical. First he looses* his memory then he gets what was lost before, but than* again he looses* other memories because of a convenient accident so the plot can go on to make a sappy love story.And lead actor is wrong for the part, he is way to* old to be a soldier. It would have been easy to find who he was after the shock. Just look for missing 3 star generals. It usually takes 30 years to be promoted to that rank and this guy looks about 50.And someone tell me why was a beautiful and kind woman like the lead actress conveniently single without any love interest in her past?*Intentional errors in accordance with Internet protocol.

I've seen this movie about 10 times and I plan on watching it at least 10 more times! I love everything about it with the exception of one nearly unbelievable relationship. In my opinion Susan Peters and Ronald Colman being lovers is just a wee bit (actually a lot more than just a wee bit) of a stretch to begin with; good grief he was old enough to be her father, and then there is the scene with her tearfully abandoning him in the church after gazing into his eyes for a few seconds? While that scene was very well done and quite touching, IMHO it is just too unbelievable. Too bad she died about 10 years later in a tragic accident as she was quite convincing in this movie as a perky teen and a beautiful and confident young lady. In the book she dies, and I suppose throwing that into this movie instead of her simply leaving him at the altar would have required extending the movie another 20 minutes or so perhaps making the movie too long.

Ronald Colman stars as a shell-shocked WW1 soldier who suffers from complete amnesia. He is befriended by a kindly music hall singer (Greer Garson) and they fall in love. Inevitably, he regains his former memory and their lives change forever.Ronald Colman's dramatic voice and charismatic charm are irresistible in this movie and Greer Garson is incredibly beautiful and sympathetic; it's just a pleasure to watch them on the screen. The story is sweet and romantic and rich with characters. The movie received seven Oscar nominations in 1943. I did think the second half moved a bit slowly, but it comes to a satisfying conclusion. Recommended.

Greer was a stunner, and not always the stiff upper lip character about whom we have heard many times. When she does her "She's Ma Daisy" dance and singing, she hits the ball out of the park. I love how she's the star of the number, and center of attention. The chorus dancers kowtow to her. She leads the entire group. The military men later dancing with her are certainly having a great time.Greer, with her beautiful legs, was doing an homage to the Scots singer and entertainer Sir Harry Lauder. He had bowed legs shaped like he was riding a horse, whereas Greer's were long, sleek and feminine. She was a great dancer. I hope she did her own singing. I thought that that part was excellent. When Greer picked up the crooked walking stick, the audience just knew she was going to do a Sir Harry imitation. Sir Harry had been famous before World War One (The Great War; The War to End All Wars; which, we know by now, 2010, that there have been lots of wars since then).Reginald Owen was great, as the former boxer. Ronald Colman was just superb, even playing the mental patient. Later, when he takes over as head of his family enterprises, he plays the executive well, also. As the young thing desperately in love with Colman, Susan Peters plays her character very well.I like the end, where Smithy and Paula go back to their original home, and where of course the key fits. The beautiful white blossoms on the tree beyond the white fence are just divine.