"IN NAME ONLY"

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 27 January 1940, Page 4

"IN NAME ONLY"

CAROLE LOMBARD, CARY GRANT AND KAY FRANCIS CO-STARRED

The eternal triangle is analysed, re-i furbished, and re-assemblf in a spark-1 ling, stimulating guise in “Name Only,” particularly notable for its stellar cast, I which includes Carole Lombard, Caryl Grant and Kay Francis. Their roles in this dramatic entertainment are a, startling departure from their recent! characterisations, but reminiscent of; their early, fame-winning portrayals. : Miss Francis and Grant are cast as an unhappily wedded pair, she a moneyhungry socialite who married Grant only for the luxurious life his wealth could afford her. When Carole comes into Grant’s life, he falls completely in love with her. A charming and lovely young widow, with a five-year-old daughter whom she supports working as a fashion artist, Carole reciprocates but tries to sacrifice her newly found love when she learns that Grant is

■j married.* However, Grant, loveless ! through the years, now comes to * showdown with Kay; he wants hif , i freedom. She agrees to go to Paris with his parents while he and Carole • eagerly plan their future. Soon, though. Kay returns —without a decree; land with usual cunning informs the distraught Grant, whom she married 1 solely to enslave. The impasse comes as a shock to Carole and Grant. When she sends him away Grant goes on a spree which lands him into the hospital with a critical case of pneumonia. Here a fateful turn of events mounts the story to a pulsating climax. Carole Lombard as the “other woman,” Cary 1 Grant as the harassed and bewildered ; husband, Kay Francis in an especially ; difficult “heavy” role—all are at their I best for “In Name Only.”