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1932·Comedy·1h 23m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Dorothy Arzner
ex-lover
alcoholism
playwright
mistress
heiress
gossip columnist
pre-code
open marriage
woman director
stage actress
adulterous affair
unconventional arrangement
alcoholic husband
adulterous husband
modern woman
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Cast

Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Joan Prentice
Fredric March
Fredric March
Jerry Corbett
Adrianne Allen
Adrianne Allen
Claire Hempstead
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Buck
George Irving
George Irving
Mr. Prentice
Esther Howard
Esther Howard
Vi
Florence Britton
Florence Britton
Charlcie
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
Richard Damery
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Charlie Baxter
Kent Taylor
Kent Taylor
Greg Boleslavsky
Robert Greig
Robert Greig
Baritone Bartender (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
Reporter (uncredited)

Crew

Dorothy Arzner
Dorothy Arzner
Director
Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer
Screenplay
John Leipold
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Charles Barton
Charles Barton
Assistant Director

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63 reviews
mimi
mimi
6.0★ · 04/14/26
Merrily We Go to Hell
i'd recognize skippy the dog anywhere
i'd recognize skippy the dog anywhere
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Emily Pantell
Emily Pantell
10.0★ · 03/05/26
Merrily We Go to Hell
TEAAAAAAAAAA my class was literally gasping out loud as we watched it
TEAAAAAAAAAA my class was literally gasping out loud as we watched it
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Batisoso
Batisoso
10.0★ · 01/18/26
Merrily We Go to Hell
God bless pre-code Hollywood
God bless pre-code Hollywood
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Lizzie
Lizzie
10.0★ · 01/06/26
Merrily We Go to Hell
When you've got 30 minutes left from another day so you can log the movie today
When you've got 30 minutes left from another day so you can log the movie today
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Larrycw
Larrycw
9.0★ · 11/27/25
Merrily We Go to Hell
It’s impossible to watch this and not lament and loathe the Hays Code for the irreparable damage it did to cinematic and social progress.

Hopefully William Hays merrily went to Hell.
It’s impossible to watch this and not lament and loathe the Hays Code for the irreparable damage it did to cinematic and social progress.

Hopefully William Hays merrily went to Hell.
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