Merrily We Live (1938)

Directed by

Norman Z. McLeod

Genre

romantic comedy, melodrama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family hires a new chauffeur who turns their household upside down with his charm and schemes. Romantic misunderstandings and comedic chaos follow as the family members pursue their own interests.

lightheartedzanyfast-pacedwhimsicalwarmplayfulold-fashionedglamorous

What happens

Merrily We Live is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Eddie Moran and Jack Jevne. It stars Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne and features Ann Dvorak, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke, Tom Brown, Alan Mowbray, Clarence Kolb, and Patsy Kelly. The film was produced by Hal Roach for Hal Roach Studios, and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is based on a reworking of the 1930 movie What a Man – itself based on the 1924 novel The Dark Chapter: A Comedy of Class Distinctions by E.J. Rath, and its 1926 Broadway adaptation They All Want Something by Courtenay Savage. However, some critics found the plot of the film similar to the 1936 movie My Man Godfrey. Merrily We Live was extremely successful and garnered five Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Billie Burke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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