Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

Directed by

Dorothy Arzner

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist's drinking and cheating wreck his marriage. His wife gets back at him by starting an affair of her own.

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What happens

Merrily We Go to Hell is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner for Paramount Pictures, starring Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March. The cast also features a prominent early appearance by Cary Grant. March plays a man undone by alcoholism and adultery. Sidney plays his wife who, when she discovers his adultery, begins an affair with another man. The picture's title is an example of the sensationalistic titles that were common in the pre-Code era. Many newspapers refused to publicize the film because of its racy title. The title is a line March's character says while making a toast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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