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In Name Only (1939)

In Name Only poster
Directed by
John Cromwell
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 62 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man falls in love with a widow but is trapped in a loveless marriage to a manipulative woman. He and his new love struggle to find a way to be together.

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What happens

In Name Only is a 1939 romantic film starring Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, and Kay Francis, directed by John Cromwell. It was based on the 1935 novel Memory of Love by Bessie Breuer. The fictional town where it is set, Bridgefield, Connecticut, is based on the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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