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Merrily We Go to Hell
''Merrily We Go to Hell'' is a 1932 Pre-Code film starring Academy Award winning actor Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney. The film was directed by Dorothy Arzner. The film's title is an example of the sensationalistic titles that were common in the Pre-Code era.〔Doherty. pg. 103〕 Many newspapers refused to publicize the film because of its racy title.〔Doherty. p. 108〕 The title is a line March's character says while making a toast.〔
March plays a man undone by alcoholism and adultery.〔(Merrily We Go To Hell ), ''Times Daily'', July 8, 1932, accessed October 11, 2010.〕 Sylvia Sidney plays his wife who, when she discovers his adultery, begins having sex with another man (played by Cary Grant in one of his earliest roles).〔(Merrily We Go to Hell ), tcm.com, accessed October 12, 2010.〕 The film received a mixed review from ''The New York Times'' upon its release.〔
==Plot==
Jerry Corbett (Fredric March), a Chicago reporter and self-styled playwright, meets heiress Joan Prentice (Sylvia Sydney) at a party and they begin dating. Jerry soon proposes to Joan, and even though his economic prospects are dim and he is an alcoholic, Joan accepts his marriage proposal, against her father's objections. Even though Jerry becomes heavily intoxicated just before their engagement party, ruining it, Joan stands by him. Jerry writes some plays which are rejected, and fights his alcohol addiction. He manages to sell a play and the couple travels to New York to watch the production. The star of the play turns out to be Jerry's former girlfriend, Claire, and on the premiere night he drinks heavily, becomes intoxicated, and mistakes Joan for Claire. Still, Joan stands by him. But, when Joan catches Jerry trying to sneak out to Claire's one night she kicks him out. The following day she tells him that they will have a "modern marriage" and that she intends to have affairs herself.
When Jerry is next seen he is making a "Merrily we go to hell" toast with Claire. In turn, Joan and her date toast to the "holy state of matrimony–single lives, twin beds and triple bromides in the morning." Joan becomes pregnant and learns from her doctor that her health is poor. She tries to tell Jerry, but he is too occupied with Claire and she decides to move on. After he is unable to write a successful followup play, Jerry eventually realizes that he loves Joan, and regrets his behavior. He commits to sobriety, returns to Chicago, and works as a reporter again, but Joan's father keeps them apart. Jerry discovers Joan has given birth from a gossip columnist and goes to the hospital to see her. Joan's father tells him the baby is dead, that Joan is very ill, and that she does not want to see him ever again. However, Jerry sneaks into her room anyway. He discovers his distraught wife has been pleading to see him all along. A repentant Jerry pledges his love to her and they kiss.
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