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In Name Only (1939)

"A woman trying to live her own life-A man who wouldn't let her-A wife living without love, fighting them both with the bitter weapons of a desperate heart!"

7.0/10 1h 34m Aug 18, 1939
Drama Romance

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title In Name Only
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.1

Cast

Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Alec Walker
Popularity: 1.7
Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
Julie Eden
Popularity: 0.5
Kay Francis
Kay Francis
Maida Walker
Popularity: 5.5
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn
Richard Walker
Popularity: 8.1
Helen Vinson
Helen Vinson
Suzanne
Popularity: 4.7
Katharine Alexander
Katharine Alexander
Laura
Popularity: 0.3
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
Dr. Gateson
Popularity: 3.2
Nella Walker
Nella Walker
Mrs. Walker
Popularity: 4.2
Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter
Charley
Popularity: 1.6
Maurice Moscovitch
Maurice Moscovitch
Dr. Muller
Popularity: 0.7
Peggy Ann Garner
Peggy Ann Garner
Ellen
Popularity: 1.8
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
Gardener
Popularity: 3.5

Key Crew

Director John Cromwell
Screenplay Richard Sherman
Producer George Haight
Editor William Hamilton

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Keywords

widow pneumonia car crash wealthy single mother double cross duplicity loveless marriage hospitalization country cottage scheming wife manipulative woman

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 22, 2022

Kay Francis is actually quite nasty and certainly steals the limelight in this gentle, sightly plodding, dark melodrama about a wealthy man (Cary Grant) who falls for her charms not realising that all she ever really wanted was his cash. Meantime he has fallen in love with "Julie Eden" (Carole Lomba ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 58 votes

Details
Release Date August 18, 1939
Runtime 1h 34m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.1
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