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In Name Only. Released Aug 4, 1939 1h 42m Drama CTA List. 100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 73% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings. Wealthy Alec Walker (Cary Grant) finds himself in a depressing and passionless...
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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.
In Name Only stars Cary Grant, Carole Lombard & Kay Francis. It's directed by John Cromwell and adapted by Richard Sherman from the novel "Memory of Love" written by Bessie Breuer. Plot finds Grant as Alec Walker who is stuck in a loveless marriage to Maida (Francis). She only married him for money and social standing.
In Name Only: Directed by John Cromwell. With Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay Francis, Charles Coburn. After a wealthy man finds out his wife is a gold digger, he meets and falls for a widowed mother, and complications ensue.
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- Drama, Romance
- John Cromwell
- 1939-08-18
IN NAME ONLY is Cary Grant's 34th movie and his third movie with Carole Lombard, the other two being SINNERS IN THE SUN in 1932, and THE EAGLE AND THE HAWK in 1933. This is a dark melodrama, revealing the loveless marriage between Alec Walker (Cary Grant) and Maida Walker (Kay Francis).
In Name Only is a turgid melodrama, but rises above itself with Lombard and Grant's lead acting. Full Review | Jul 25, 2019
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A movie where Carole Lombard has to save Cary Grant with the power of love when he becomes deathly ill after falling asleep in front of an open window. Foregoing their screwball bonafides for a serious adult melodrama, Cooper and Lombard bring along old friend Kay Francis (imagine drinking good liquor with those three?), fresh off her break ...
