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In Name Only is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Cromwell released in USA on 18 august 1939 with Cary Grant
In Name Only (1939)
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Add to a movie listIn 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 it is based in, Bridgefield, Connecticut, is based on the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut.
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Alec Walker (Cary Grant) puts up with a loveless marriage to Maida (Kay Francis) until he meets widow Julie Eden (Carole Lombard). They fall in love and he asks his wife for a divorce. She refuses; as she goes on to tell him, she married him solely for his social position and wealth and won't give them up. She is such a skillful liar that she has Alec's parents (Charles Coburn, Nella Walker) convinced that Julie is out to destroy the marriage.Actors
Cary Grant
(Alec Walker)
Carole Lombard
(Julie Eden)
Kay Francis
(Maida Walker)
Helen Vinson
(Suzanne)
Charles Coburn
(Richard Walker)
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