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Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

Director(s) Dorothy Arzner
Producer(s)

No producer listed for this movie
Top Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance
Top Topics Pre-Code Cinema
More Films Directed by Dorothy Arzner More Films from 1932 More Films from the 1930s Top Classic Movies of the 1930s Top Pre-Code Cinema Films

Merrily We Go to Hell Overview:

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Dorothy Arzner .

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Merrily We Go to Hell (1932): Directed by Dorothy Arzner

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 15, 2020 From 4 Star Films

Bubbly is flowing, and the gaiety abounds. Alcohol is not an evil, just a tonic to loosen morals, tongues, and dour countenances. When Joan Prentice encounters Jerry Corbett for the first time at a party, she’s immediately taken with him. He’s a few drinks in and has let the merriment ov... Read full article

EARLY WOMEN FILMMAKERS BLOGATHON: Dorothy Arzner and Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

on Mar 27, 2017 From Caftan Woman

Fritzi of Movies Silently is hosting the Early Women Filmmakers Blogathon sponsored by the Flicker Alley release Early Women Filmmakers: An International Anthology. The blogathon is running from March 27th to 29th and you can click HERE for the contributions. Meet Joan Prentice (Sylvia Sidney... Read full article

EARLY WOMEN FILMMAKERS BLOGATHON: Dorothy Arzner and Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

By Caftan Woman on Mar 27, 2017 From Caftan Woman

Fritzi of Movies Silently is hosting the Early Women Filmmakers Blogathon sponsored by the Flicker Alley release Early Women Filmmakers: An International Anthology. The blogathon is running from March 27th to 29th and you can click HERE for the contributions. Meet Joan Prentice (Sylvia Sidney... Read full article

Flawed Gents of Pre-Code: Fredric March in Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

By shadowsandsatin on Jan 15, 2017 From Shadows and Satin

From their expressions, I suspect that Jerry and Joan know what’s ahead. The films released during Hollywood’s pre-Code era undeniably have their fair share of admirable, upstanding fellas. There’s Warren William’s long-suffering hubby in Three on a Match (1932). Leslie Howard as the sen... Read full article

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

By Angela on Nov 22, 2013 From Hollywood Revue

Jerry Corbett (Fredric March) is a journalist, aspiring playwright, and known around Chicago for his love of alcohol.  Heiress Joan Prentice (Sylvia Sidney) doesn’t drink, but when they meet, but there is still a connection between them.  They start seeing each other and Joan repeatedly invi... Read full article

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Merrily We Go to Hell Quotes:

Jerry Corbett: Sir, you're a baritone and a gentleman...
Jerry Corbett: [Drunk and slurring] I don't believe we've met. My name's Corbett, what's yours?
Gregory 'Greg' Boleslavsky: Gregory Boleslavsky.
Jerry Corbett: [Taking affront] Hey, now, wait a minute. I asked you a simple question and I expect a simple answer!
[Bewildered, he puts his hands in his pockets]
Jerry Corbett: Want a drink?
Jerry Corbett: [Drunkenly] At the moment we're looking for a baritone.
Fred - Bartender: [Taking offense] I don't allow them in the place!
Jerry Corbett: [In unison with Buck and Claire] You don't?
[They leave]
Jerry Corbett: First she gave me ginger bread and then she gave me cake; and then she gave me creme de menthe for meeting her at the gate.
Jerry Corbett: I always said you were swell.
Joan Prentice: Perhaps you won't think so much longer because if being a modern husband gives you privileges, then being a modern wife gives me privileges.
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Merrily We Go to Hell Facts
An early example of product placement uses a close-up of a bottle of Henessey Brandy as a punch line.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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