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 1h 34m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 64

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“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!”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Cromwell
Writers: Richard Sherman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Cromwell, shot by J. Roy Hunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor William Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Cary Grant and Carole Lombard and Kay Francis carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "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!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Cromwell directs. J. Roy Hunt behind the camera. Roy Webb scores. William Hamilton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by John Cromwell, shot by J. Roy Hunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor William Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Cary Grant and Carole Lombard and Kay Francis carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "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!".
7IMDB entry: tt0031477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "widow", "pneumonia", "car crash", "wealthy".

The technical file

Cinematography: J. Roy Hunt
Original score: Roy Webb
Editing: William Hamilton
Costume design: Edward Stevenson
Makeup / hair: Mel Berns
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: In Name Only (1939)

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CinemaSerf2022-06-22
★ 6/10
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..

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