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Merrily We Go to Hell
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6.5A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.
Released: 1932-06-1083 minDir: Dorothy ArznerComedy, Drama, Romance
Cast
- 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
Themes
- ex-lover
- alcoholism
- playwright
- mistress
- heiress
- gossip columnist
- pre-code
- open marriage
- woman director
- stage actress
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Dorothy Arzner
- Cast member
- Kent Taylor
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- David Abel
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 78
- FilmAffinity ID
- 717500
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- publication date
- 1932-01-01
- title
- Merrily We Go to Hell
- color
- black-and-white
- described by source
- Women Make Film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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