Zeus

Merrily We Go To Hell (1932)

• Director
  • Dorothy Arzner
• Writers
  • Edwin Justus Mayer(screen play)
  • Cleo Lucas(story "I, Jerry, Take Thee, Joan")
• Stars
  • Sylvia Sidney
  • Fredric March
  • Adrianne Allen

  To escape an arranged marriage, heiress Joan Prentice (Sylvia Sidney) elopes with reporter Jerry Corbett (Fredric March). Unfortunately, Corbett is not only irresponsible, but also an abusive drunkard. To make matters worse, predatory Claire Hempstead (Adrienne Ames) has set her mind on stealing Corbett away from the hapless Joan. Finally fed up with her besotted mate, Joan walks out on him, only to discover that she's pregnant. The prospect of impending fatherhood causes Corbett to shape up and "dry out" in a hurry, but one still has doubts whether he'll be able to keep his promise never to touch another drop of liquor. Cary Grant has a tiny role as a stage actor in this unsettling blend of romance, drinking jokes, and Victorian melodrama.