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3''In Name Only'' is a 1939 Creator/RKOPictures romantic drama directed by John Cromwell, starring Creator/CaroleLombard, Creator/CaryGrant, and Creator/KayFrancis.
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5Alec Walker (Grant) meets and [[RomancingTheWidow befriends lonely widow]] Julie Eden (Lombard). Unbeknownst to Julie, Alec is married to Maida (Francis), a manipulative gold-digger. Their marriage is in name only, but Julie refuses to continue her friendship with Alec after she finds out about the marriage.
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7Alec eventually asks for a divorce: Maida is, however, not willing to let go so easily. Slowly, Alec and Julie fall in love, but Maida is determined to make it difficult for both Alec and Julie to be together.
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10!!''In Name Only'' shows the following tropes:
11* DeadpanSnarker: Alec and Julie show shades of this.
12* HappyMarriageCharade: Between Maida and Alec. They’re married out obligation and the fact that Alec's parents would disapprove of a divorce.
13* IdiotBall: Alec gets drunk and sleeps in front of a window during winter and gets pneumonia as a result. [[spoiler: It almost kills him.]]
14* ItsAllAboutMe: Maida only cares about herself and the money that she has and will inherit when Alec’s parents die.
15* GoldDigger: Maida is not the fun type: she’s the more realistic version who will stop at nothing to keep what she has.
16* ThePowerOfLove: Julie and Alec can live through this hardship because of their true love for one another.
17* RichBitch: Maida, and how! She only wants to avoid a divorce so she can keep her social status and money.
18* RomancingTheWidow: Alec finds Julie fishing and decides to befriend her. Things soon turn romantic.
19* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Widow seeks good man.
20* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Maida had a lover which she spurned to marry Alec. Alec received a letter proving this from the man’s mother.
21* StalkerWithACrush: Susan, Maida’s “friend,” follows Alec around, trying to seduce him.

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