This by-the-numbers TV movie features an all-star cast in a comedy of marital mix-ups and misunderstandings. Consultants
Michael Callan and Ann Prentiss arrange the marriages of several couples, only to discover that all the unions are illegal. Among those affected are a cop (
Christopher Connelly) and his hippie spouse (Heather Young); A bachelor at heart (
Bill Daily) who thinks he'd be happier without his wife (
Elinor Donahue); and a dull missus (
Ruth Buzzi) and her "swinger" hubby (
Herb Edelman). Whether or not the now-unmarried couples will want to tie the knot legally forms the basis of the comedy. In Name Only has innocently caused resentment among film buffs who've tuned in expecting to see the 1939 film In Name Only, a quite different dramatic opus starring
Cary Grant and
Carole Lombard. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide