In Name Only (1939)

NR08/18/1939Drama, Romance1h 34m
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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!

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Cary Grant

    Alec Walker

  2. Cast 1

    Carole Lombard

    Julie Eden

  3. Cast 1

    Kay Francis

    Maida Walker

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    Charles Coburn

    Richard Walker

  5. Cast 1

    Helen Vinson

    Suzanne

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    Katharine Alexander

    Laura

  7. Cast 1

    Jonathan Hale

    Dr. Gateson

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    Nella Walker

    Mrs. Walker

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    Alan Baxter

    Charley

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 Lombard) and we embark on a sort of emotional drama of deceit and divorce. It has some comical elements and the three stars along with the occasional contributions from Charles Coburn keep it going. It's all a bit of a soap-opera, but worth watching, though..