In Name Only

In Name Only (1939)

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    (638 ratings)

Based on Memory of Love, a novel by Bessie Breuer, In Name Only is soap opera par excellence, blessed with a peerless cast. Carole Lombard plays widow Julie Eden, who meets and falls in love with unhappily married Alec Walker (Cary Grant). Having married Alec solely for his wealth and family… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
John Cromwell
Written By
Richard Sherman
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics
In Theaters
Aug 4, 1939 Wide
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    ... a well-made refined tearjerker melodrama that would have profited more as a screwball comedy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Considering the three main stars a curiously obscure drama from the legendary year of 1939. Superior soap opera contains some of the best work Cary Grant, Carole Lombard and Kay Francis ever put on film. Carole shows that she wasn't just a superb comedienne but a skilled dramatic… More

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