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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 wealthy man (Cary Grant) marries a gold digger (Kay Francis) but falls in love with a widow (Carole Lombard). IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film.
- (3.6K)
- Drama, Romance
- John Cromwell
- 1939-08-18
Learn the meaning and usage of the idiom "in name only", which describes something that lacks the qualities of its name. See sentences, synonyms, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
In Name Only. 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...
In Name Only. 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 married him...
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- Carole Lombard
- John Cromwell
- RKO Pictures
An unhappy Kay, retreated into eating and drinking binges, and her slim 112-pound figure of 1930 ballooned to 142 by 1939. She resolved to get in shape for In Name Only but only got tight and belligerent. In her cups she insulted her old friend Andy Devine and Jack Warner in a single evening.
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.
