In Name Only

1939

Drama / Romance

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 74% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 3889 3.9K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

John Cromwell Photo
John Cromwell

Top cast

Cary Grant Photo
Cary Grant as Alec Walker
Nella Walker Photo
Nella Walker as Mrs. Walker
Frank Mills Photo
Frank Mills as Bartender
Kay Francis Photo
Kay Francis as Maida Walker
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1 hr 34 min
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1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by AppleBlossom 8 / 10

A forgotten little gem

I watched `In Name Only' the other night after about 20 odd years since the last time I watched it. I didn't realise how lovely this film actually was…..maybe age has matured me to such delights, who knows!!! Carole Lombard and Cary Grant star together and their pairing does work. Though the performance from Kay Francis was extremely convincing, she showed a cold calculated woman determined to keep Grant's character in a loveless marriage, parading a pretense to family and friends she was the hard-done-by wife.Lombard's character Julie Eden was of course the opposite of Kay Francis's character……two different women in the extreme. Both women are vying for the same man, but with definite distinctions between them to what their reasons are..... one for love and the other for wealth and power. Amongst all this is Grant's character Alec Walker…….he knows to well of his wife's ambition, to the point of utterly loathing her (I actually think he does in the film). The cinematography was sharp, editing and sound was to a high standard. The dialogue was clear and the plot was satisfactory……I say this because watching this film today really has no relevance to our society anymore. Couples just live with each other, there's no stigma attached or judgements made against them. The era of the film depicts a very different society code and morals.`In Name Only' certainly has a place in my film collection. 8/10
Reviewed by nomoons11 8 / 10

One of the most loathsome characters in Film...you can thank Kay Francis for doin her job well

After watching this you will have seen why Kay Francis was such a good actress. I know this one is billed with Cary Grant and Carole Lombard but this one was Kay Francis' show.Man does she put on a performance. She's not in it very much but she doesn't need to be. You'll get an idea what a gold digger really is and what they can do with her performance. She's just flat out evil.In this film you'll see what a good supporting cast should look like. I wish they still made these melodramas like this. I'm grateful though that there are plenty to choose from on DVD from this time period.I know this line is old and tired and said all the time but..."they just don't make em like this anymore."
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