Carole Lombard
Julie Eden
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Cary Grant and Carole Lombard star as lovers in a triangle with Kay Francis as a gold digger. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, Romance
- John Cromwell
- 1939-08-18
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 .
- George Haight
- Roy Webb
- August 18, 1939
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.
Overview. 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. John Cromwell. Director. Bessie Breuer. Novel. Richard Sherman. Screenplay. Reviews. Written by CinemaSerf on June 22, 2022.
