In Name Only (1939)
1h 34m | PG-13
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
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Genre: Drama, Romance
Video: 720p
Cast
Cary Grant
as Alec Walker
Carole Lombard
as Julie Eden
Kay Francis
as Maida Walker
Charles Coburn
as Richard Walker
Helen Vinson
as Suzanne
Katharine Alexander
as Laura
Reviews
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..