Review of I'll Never Forget You

Tyrone Power is "Standish", a scientist determined to prove that time travel is possible. Miraculously, he manages to get himself back to 18th Century London where his natural charms, and his impressive knowledge of, what for him is history, but for them day to day life quickly establishes him as a social attraction. In his new dimension, he also manages to fall in love with Ann Blyth ("Helen") but before anything can come of it, he manages to irritate the doyenne of British society - the Duchess of Devonshire (Kathleen Byron) and this begins to bring suspicion about who he is and where/when he came from. Needless to say, his explanations fall on sceptically deaf ears and he must flee back to his own time before incarceration in an asylum beckons. It's interesting for a few reasons - not least the older Georgian Engand scenes are in sumptuous colour, the more modern in black and white - and the ending is really quite a coup for director Roy Baker as it is quite poignant, and rather unexpected. Power is engaging in his dual role, as is the foppish Dennis Price who is continually putting his "boot in his mouth". We have just the one scene with the usually menacing Byron's glamorous Duchess, which is a shame and Raymond Huntley and Felix Aylmer are adequate as his denouncers. Sadly, for me, Ann Blyth is just to simpering. She always reminded me of Joan Greenwood - just without the charisma. Here, she offers little beyond her obvious good looks. Still, it's a good Vernian-style fantasy that has held up remarkably well.