---
title: 'In Name Only (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cromwell'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-name-only-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031477/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# In Name Only (1939)

1939 · 94 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cromwell)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard M. Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-m-sherman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Director of Photography:** [J. Roy Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-roy-hunt)
- **Editor:** [William Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hamilton-2)

## Cast

- [Peggy Ann Garner](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-ann-garner)
- [Mary MacLaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-maclaren)
- [Maurice Moscovitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-moscovitch)
- [Frank Puglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-puglia)
- [Charles Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-coburn)
- [Kay Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-francis)
- [Jonathan Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-hale)
- [Carole Lombard](https://cinepixo.com/people/carole-lombard)
- [Helen Vinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-vinson)
- [Charles Pearce Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-pearce-coleman)
- [Katharine Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharine-alexander)
- [Nella Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nella-walker)
- [Alan Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-baxter)
- [Cary Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-grant)
- [Spencer Charters](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-charters)

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