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Feature film — 1932

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

6.41h 23mComedy — Drama — Romance

A 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.

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A high-signal pick with 49 votes.

Paramount Pictures

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Director: Dorothy Arzner

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Cast & crew

Sylvia Sidney as Joan Prentice

Sylvia Sidney

Joan Prentice

Fredric March as Jerry Corbett

Fredric March

Jerry Corbett

Adrianne Allen as Claire Hempstead

Adrianne Allen

Claire Hempstead

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as Buck

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Buck

George Irving as Mr. Prentice

George Irving

Mr. Prentice

Esther Howard as Vi

Esther Howard

Vi

Florence Britton as Charlcie

Florence Britton

Charlcie

Charles Coleman as Richard Damery

Charles Coleman

Richard Damery

Cary Grant as Charlie Baxter

Cary Grant

Charlie Baxter

Kent Taylor as Greg Boleslavsky

Kent Taylor

Greg Boleslavsky

Robert Greig as Baritone Bartender (uncredited)

Robert Greig

Baritone Bartender (uncredited)

Ernie Adams as Reporter (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Reporter (uncredited)

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