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Merrily We Go to Hell

  • 1932
  • Passed
  • 1 Std. 23 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
6,9/10
2209
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney in Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
Dark ComedyTragic RomanceComedyDramaRomance

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA drunken newspaperman is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.A drunken newspaperman is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.A drunken newspaperman is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

  • Regie
    • Dorothy Arzner
  • Drehbuch
    • Edwin Justus Mayer
    • Cleo Lucas
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Sylvia Sidney
    • Fredric March
    • Adrianne Allen
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    6,9/10
    2209
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Dorothy Arzner
    • Drehbuch
      • Edwin Justus Mayer
      • Cleo Lucas
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Sylvia Sidney
      • Fredric March
      • Adrianne Allen
    • 30Benutzerrezensionen
    • 43Kritische Rezensionen
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    • Auszeichnungen
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    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
    • (as Skeets Gallagher)
    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
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Reporter
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Mildred Boyd
    • June
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    Edna Callahan
    Edna Callahan
    • Bridesmaid
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    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
    • Prentice's Butler
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    Harry Cording
    Harry Cording
    • Fred
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    Milla Davenport
    • Prentice's Housekeeper
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    Neal Dodd
    Neal Dodd
    • Minister
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    Jay Eaton
    Jay Eaton
    • Friend
    • (Nicht genannt)
    • Regie
      • Dorothy Arzner
    • Drehbuch
      • Edwin Justus Mayer
      • Cleo Lucas
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    8brogmiller

    "It is their husbands' faults if wives do fall." Shakespeare.

    Cleo Lucas wrote 'I, Jerry, take thee Joan', her only novel, at the tender age of twenty-four and it has been adapted by Edwin Justus Mayer for Paramount whilst marking the last film directed for that studio by Dorothy Arzner before going freelance.

    Early on in the film the newly engaged Jerry of Fredric March asks: "Have I a right to take a swell girl and make her a wife?" Thus setting the scene for another of Ms. Arzner's stealthy critiques of the married state.

    As expected, her direction is impeccable, her editing seamless and the magnificent performances she has drawn from her two leading players makes this emotional rollercoaster riveting viewing.

    The all-important chemistry between March and the enchanting Sylvia Sidney as Joan without which the film would not work, is palpable from the outset. Her character develops and grows in strength as the film progresses whilst in his fourth film for this director, his portrayal of a tragic drunk makes him perfect casting for the role of Norman Maine five years later. Classy English actress Adrianne Allen is Jerry's old flame whose reappearance spells disaster.

    Ambivalence runs through Ms. Arzner's oeuvre, never more so than in the ending here which is both happy and deeply tragic.
    6blanche-2

    Precode directed by Dorothy Arzner

    Frederick March and Sylvia Sidney star in "Merrily We Go to Hell," from 1932.

    For those of us who only remember Sylvia Sidney as an older character actress -- and usually a pretty mouthy one at that -- seeing her as an ingénue is always a revelation.

    Jerry Corbett (March) is a reporter and a drunk, still pining for the woman who broke his heart, Claire (Adrienne Allen). When he meets the lovely Joan Prentice (Sidney) from a wealthy family, the two fall for one another and marry.

    Jerry wants to write plays, and he eventually is able to have one produced, early in the marriage. Unfortunately, one of the stars is Claire, and she's perfectly willing to take up where they left off. Jerry starts drinking again. Joan is heartbroken as well as hurt and starts drinking and partying herself. Finally, though, she returns to her father's home.

    Nothing too surprising in the plot, but good performances all around. Sidney is pretty and vulnerable, taking a chance on a man her father disapproves of but whom she loves. March shows that Jerry is a weak man who in his heart doesn't believe he deserves the happiness he's had with Joan. Can these two find their way back to one another? Just guess.

    Dorothy Arzner had a good sense of pacing, so the film doesn't drag or slow down. Worth seeing for the actors, not necessarily the story.
    GManfred

    Drink Is The Curse Of The Drinking Class

    Once you get past the appalling title, this is a good picture. It's a Pre-Code film and must have been naughty in its day, but is tame by today's standards. It involves a fairly routine love story pulled out of the doldrums by Director Dorothy Arzner and by exceptional acting performances by the two principals, Frederic March and Sylvia Sidney. Poor Sylvia suffered through countless 30's tearjerkers and she is once again miserable here as the put-upon wife of drunken writer March. Was never a fan of Sylvia's, particularly as she became desiccated and more pathetic in later years, but she never looked lovelier and more appealing than in this movie. Skeets Gallagher plays March's drinking buddy and adds immeasurable stature to the film. He remains one of Hollywood's most shamefully underutilized and overlooked talents.

    Was surprised to learn that a strain of Womens Lib flourished in the early 30's, as our heroine declares her independence (more or less) from her inebriated husband and, in addition, her wedding vow did not include the words "honor and obey", which I thought were de rigeur until mid-century. This last may have been a directorial touch of a feminist director.

    This is an underrated, under-appreciated movie, especially if you enjoy solid acting and are a sucker for a pretty face, to borrow a phrase.
    8gbill-74877

    Excellent performances and daring subject matter

    Clever dialogue, fantastic acting, and several great scenes made this film a delight for me, but be forewarned, its main character may have you saying 'grrr', and reduce your enjoyment. Frederic March plays a newspaper reporter / playwright who has a drinking problem, and it's while he's drunk at a party that he meets a charming young lady, played by Sylvia Sidney. The two hit it off and despite the concerns of her rich father (George Irving), get married. Things get complicated when his ex-lover (Adrianne Allen) re-surfaces and he struggles to control his problem.

    It's a very strong cast all around, and Sidney in particular turns in a great performance. She ranges from a sweet, naïve, and trusting soul, loving unconditionally, to hurt and confused, to woman whose solution is to give her husband a taste of his own medicine, in a rather shocking development. The scene with her partying with her own young lover (Cary Grant no less) and his friends and quipping "Gentlemen, I give you the holy state of matrimony, modern style: single lives, twin beds and triple bromides in the morning" is sad, empowering, and a little thrilling all at the same time. As they're in a bar that's practically a den of iniquity, it's all clearly pre-code, but there is an intelligence and honesty in this scene, and throughout the movie.

    March is also strong as this affable but flawed man, and in early scenes we smile at his partying, at one point yelling "Is there a baritone in the house?" until he finds a barman to fill out a quartet with his friends so that they can break out in song. The warning signs are there in his tardiness and even at his wedding, as he and his best man (Skeets Gallagher) fumble for the ring, which he's forgotten. That scene is one of several that are well directed by Dorothy Arzner, as she cuts to guests making observations and the facial reactions of March and Sidney as they say their vows.

    There is a lot of partying and revelry which may put some viewers off, but I found that allowed for some fantastic moments. In one, March asks Sidney to shut the door and hold him back from going to the other woman, and in a strong way she opens it wide and says "I'm no jailer - get out!" In another, as March and Allen 'play-act' a passionate kiss to the merriment of others right in front of her, we feel the shock and humiliation amplified by her brilliant facial reaction.

    The title is clearly meant to titillate, but the film has real substance beneath. It's wild, but also realistic, though I didn't care too much for the ending. We see what destructive behavior leads to, and in that I suppose there is a message, but it's delivered without heavy-handed moralizing. The plot is a tad melodramatic, but it's daring and unique in the areas it explores. Well worth checking out, if you're in the mood for pre-code.
    6AlsExGal

    Good performances wasted on a rather ordinary script

    Everybody here is terrific, and Paramount brought out its A-list stars for the leads, Sylvia Sidney as heiress Joan Prentice and Fredric March as aspiring playwright Jerry Corbett. They are a young couple who marry in spite of the fact that Jerry is an alcoholic who is still stuck on a past heartbreak, stage actress Claire Hempstead.

    The plot treads a conventional path full of precode tropes - infidelity, drunkenness, open marriage, the inconvenient pregnancy, and the wealthy family of one spouse distrusting the not so wealthy other spouse and his motives. But yet it is interesting because of several - "Wow did they do that back then?" moments.

    For example - Jerry works at a newspaper. When somebody makes an insulting remark about his upcoming wedding, Jerry punches him in the throat. And yet nobody gets fired or arrested. Prohibition is still in force, and everybody drinks everywhere. Nobody even bothers with the discretion of a flask. There is booze at private parties, booze in public places, booze everywhere. When a turkey gets accidentally dropped on the floor, the alternative is... canned chicken??? Ugh. I would think the couple didn't want to have me over for dinner in the first place. Then there is Jerry's hit play up in lights - "When Women Say No - a satirical comedy". Yikes!

    Need I mention that the art design and Sylvia Sidney's fashions are gorgeous. With Skeets Gallagher as Jerry's best friend, the great Esther Howard who seems to be in some kind of relationship with Skeets' character and had a marriage end because of her former husband's drinking - she's always memorable, and Cary Grant as one of Joan's extramarital escorts with what seems to be his original nose.

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    • Wissenswertes
      The word "Hell" could not be used in the UK as part of a title, so the UK version was simply retitled "Merrily We Go to ____".
    • Patzer
      In the latter part of the picture Jerry Corbett (Fredric March) receives a letter in a postmarked envelope from his wife Joan (Sylvia Sidney). It's addressed to Jerry with his name and street address, but no city.
    • Zitate

      Joan Prentice: Gentlemen, I give you the holy state of matrimony, modern style: single lives, twin beds and triple bromides in the morning.

    • Verbindungen
      Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away
      (uncredited)

      Words and Music by Paul Dresser

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 10. Juni 1932 (Vereinigte Staaten)
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      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
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    • Drehorte
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA
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      • Paramount Pictures
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