If you're looking for a cross between Kate and Leopold and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, look no further than I'll Never Forget You. It's a clever classic starring Tyrone Power as a frustrated American scientist in post-war England. He explains to his friend and coworker Michael Rennie that he believes in time travel and in fact, due to diaries and letters he's discovered in his home, he's already travelled back in time two hundred years and impersonated his ancestor. Once Michael is thoroughly confused and frightened off, Ty's left alone and struck by lightening.
He collapses, then reaches for the door of his home. The film has changed to Technicolor, and his clothes have changed to the latest fashions of the 1700s. Ty's gone back in time! And while he thinks he knows everything that will happen, he doesn't count on the beautiful Ann Blyth, whose presence was never mentioned in any documents he read during his research. Everyone else he meets get quickly frightened by his prognostications, but Ann is sympathetic and interested. Naturally, they fall in love, but since their romance wasn't written in history, will everything be changed?
As you can tell from the title, this isn't a light movie, nor is it particularly happy. It is a nice romantic drama, though, with some well-written passages to explain time travel. I like these types of stories, since Mark Twain's novel is one of my favorites of all time. If you particularly liked the 1949 Bing Crosby version, you'll probably like this Tyrone Power movie. I can't tell you why, but after you watch it, you'll understand.
He collapses, then reaches for the door of his home. The film has changed to Technicolor, and his clothes have changed to the latest fashions of the 1700s. Ty's gone back in time! And while he thinks he knows everything that will happen, he doesn't count on the beautiful Ann Blyth, whose presence was never mentioned in any documents he read during his research. Everyone else he meets get quickly frightened by his prognostications, but Ann is sympathetic and interested. Naturally, they fall in love, but since their romance wasn't written in history, will everything be changed?
As you can tell from the title, this isn't a light movie, nor is it particularly happy. It is a nice romantic drama, though, with some well-written passages to explain time travel. I like these types of stories, since Mark Twain's novel is one of my favorites of all time. If you particularly liked the 1949 Bing Crosby version, you'll probably like this Tyrone Power movie. I can't tell you why, but after you watch it, you'll understand.