Merrily We Go to Hell
1932 · Movie · NR · 83 min · ★ 6.5 · 95% critics
A hard-drinking newspaperman meets a wealthy young woman whose devotion helps him steady his life and pursue writing for the stage. As old habits and past attachments resurface, their marriage is tested by disappointment, temptation, and emotional strain.
Also known as Merrily We Go To ____
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Details
- Years
- 1932
- Release date
- 1932-06-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (47 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy troubled romance, sharp 1930s drama, or the darker emotional territory of A Star Is Born; Not for you if heavy drinking stories frustrate you.
Pros: strong performances; daring pre-Code themes; emotional relationship drama | Cons: routine story; melodramatic turns; frustrating lead
Themes
- ex-lover
- alcoholism
- playwright
- mistress
- heiress
- gossip columnist
- pre-code
- open marriage
- woman director
- stage actress
- adulterous affair
- unconventional arrangement
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Sylvia Sidney
as Joan Prentice
Fredric March
as Jerry Corbett
Adrianne Allen
as Claire Hempstead
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
as Buck
George Irving
as Mr. Prentice
Esther Howard
as Vi
Florence Britton
as Charlcie
Charles Coleman
as Richard Damery
Cary Grant
as Charlie Baxter
Kent Taylor
as Greg Boleslavsky
Directed by Dorothy Arzner