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In Name Only is a 1939 romantic film starring Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, and Kay Francis, directed by John Cromwell. It was based on the 1935 novel Memory of Love by Bessie Breuer. The fictional town where it is set, Bridgefield, Connecticut, is based on the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut.
A drama romance film about a wealthy man who falls for a widow while his wife is a gold digger. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
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- Drama, Romance
- John Cromwell
- 1939-08-18
When Alec Walker, the victim of a loveless union to a heartless woman who married him for his money and social position, meets Julie Eden and her daughter Ellen, he falls in love. Julie, a widowed commercial artist, is caring and uncomplicated, everything that Alec's wife Maida is not.
- John Cromwell, Dewey Starkey
- Carole Lombard
Cary Grant and Carole Lombard star in the heart-wrenching romantic drama of a young widow, the man she loves selflessly and the woman who is his wife In Name...
Wealthy Alec Walker (Cary Grant) finds himself in a depressing and passionless marriage to Maida (Kay Francis), and is shocked to discover that she has heartlessly...
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- Carole Lombard
- John Cromwell
- RKO Pictures
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1939 comedy film In Name Only, directed by John Cromwell and based on a novel by Bessie Breuer. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
A drama romance film based on a novel by Richard Sherman. A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.
