Merrily we go to hell:

Starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney, "Merrily We Go to Hell" is a gripping Pre-Code drama about a rich young woman who falls in love with an abusive alcoholic. Reporter Jerry Corbett (March) aspires to be a playwright but finds himself drinking more than writing. Everyone is stunned w...

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Main Authors: Lucas, Cleo 20. Jh (Author), Kopp, Rudolph Georg 1887-1972 (Composer), Leipold, John 1888-1970 (Composer)
Other Authors: Mayer, Edwin Justus 1896-1960 (Screenwriter), Abel, David 1884-1973 (Cinematographer), Banton, Travis 1894-1958 (Costume designer), Sidney, Sylvia 1910-1999 (Actor), March, Fredric 1897-1975 (Actor), Allen, Adrianne (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:English
Published: [New York, NY] <<The>> Criterion Collection [2021]
Series:The Criterion Collection 1076
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Summary:Starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney, "Merrily We Go to Hell" is a gripping Pre-Code drama about a rich young woman who falls in love with an abusive alcoholic. Reporter Jerry Corbett (March) aspires to be a playwright but finds himself drinking more than writing. Everyone is stunned when heiress Joan Prentice (Sidney) agrees to marry him - though it initially appears that he has changed his ways. However, when his work takes the couple to New York, Jerry’s bad behavior and a persistent old flame seem to doom their chances for a happy ending. Directed by Dorothy Arzner, one of only a few female directors during the time, and featuring future screen legend Cary Grant in one of his earliest screen appearances, "Merrily We Go to Hell" remains a cautionary tale about desire and addiction. [Cover]
Item Description:Original: USA 1932
Blu-ray special edition features: new, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; Dorothy Arzner: Longing for women, a 1983 documentary by Katja Raganelli and Konrad Wickler ; new video essay by film historian Cari Beauchamp ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ; plus: An essay by film scholar Judith Mayne
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Physical Description:1 Blu-ray Disc (83 min) schwarz-weiß 12 cm 1 Beilage
Audience:PG