In Name Only
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.
Plot
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 will not 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.
More details
| author | Richard M. Sherman |
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| contentLocation | Connecticut |
| director | John Cromwell |
| editor | William Hamilton |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | christmas eve loveless marriage married |
| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| producer | George Haight |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| theme | romantic drama |