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!
1939 | 94m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Cromwell |
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| Writer: | Richard Sherman, Bessie Breuer |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 18, 1939 |
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| Director: | John Cromwell |
| Writer: | Richard Sherman, Bessie Breuer |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | widow, pneumonia, car crash, wealthy, single mother, double cross, duplicity, loveless marriage, hospitalization, country cottage, scheming wife, manipulative woman |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Fern Emmett | Hotel Chambermaid (uncredited) |
| Edward Fliegle | Night Clerk (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Owen the Clerk (uncredited) |
| Gus Glassmire | Yawning Hospital Attendant (uncredited) |
| Gordon Douglas | Steward (uncredited) |
| Jesse Graves | Train Waiter (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harold Hoff | Bellhop Bringing Bottle (uncredited) |
| John Laing | John the Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Mary MacLaren | Nurse at Desk (uncredited) |
| Harriet Matthews | Boat Passenger (uncredited) |
| Tony Merlo | Waiter at Tony's (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | College Man Asking About Game (uncredited) |
| Clive Morgan | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sandra Morgan | Boat Passenger (uncredited) |
| George Rosener | Dr. Hastings at Hotel (uncredited) |
| Robert Strange | Hotel Manager / Amorous House Detective (uncredited) |
| Kathryn Wilson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Allen Wood | Joe the Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Pandro S. Berman | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Richard Sherman | Screenplay |
| Bessie Breuer | Novel |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| William Hamilton | Editor |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
| Dewey Starkey | Assistant Director |
| Perry Ferguson | Assistant Art Director |
| Hugh McDowell Jr. | Sound Recordist |
| John Cromwell | Director |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Irene | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Haight | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Geronimo1967
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 Lomba ... rd) 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..
Jun 22, 2022