Carole Lombard
Julie Eden
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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 falls for a widow while still married to a gold digger, but his wife will not let him go. 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.
Alec Walker (Cary Grant) is trapped in a loveless marriage to Maida (Kay Francis), who married him only for his money. He falls in love with Julie Eden (Carole Lombard), a widowed artist, but faces a dilemma when Maida refuses to divorce him.
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- Carole Lombard
- John Cromwell
- RKO Pictures
Carole Lombard stars as a widow who falls in love with a wealthy man who can't divorce his wife. Watch the trailer, photos and clips of this 1939 drama based on a novel by Bessie Breuer.
- John Cromwell, Dewey Starkey
- Carole Lombard
A wealthy man falls in love with a widow, but he is already married to a gold digger who does not love him. The film explores the complications of their affair and the contrast between love and money.
This is the basic synopsis for "In Name Only", released by RKO in the greatest year that movies ever saw: 1939. By this time, Grant and Lombard were established as two of motion pictures greatest stars.
