Feature1939·94m·7.0

In Name Only

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!

DramaRomance

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.

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Cast

Cary Grant

Alec Walker

Carole Lombard

Julie Eden

Kay Francis

Maida Walker

Charles Coburn

Richard Walker

Helen Vinson

Suzanne

Katharine Alexander

Laura

Jonathan Hale

Dr. Gateson

Nella Walker

Mrs. Walker

Alan Baxter

Charley

Maurice Moscovitch

Dr. Muller

Peggy Ann Garner

Ellen

Spencer Charters

Gardener

James Adamson

Black Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Arthur Aylesworth

Farmer on Truck (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Frank Puglia

Manager of Tony's Cafe (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

Paul Graham (uncredited)

Jack Chapin

Bellhop #1 (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Archie Duross (uncredited)

John Dilson

Head Train Steward (uncredited)

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Crew

Director

John Cromwell

Writers

Richard Sherman, Bessie Breuer

Roy Webb

Original Music Composer

Irene

Costume Design

Edward Stevenson

Costume Design

William Hamilton

Editor

J. Roy Hunt

Director of Photography

Gallery

Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/22/2022

6.0

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..