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Merrily We Go to Hell on DVD

Starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney, Merrily We Go to Hell Is a Gripping Pre-Code Drama About a Rich Young Woman Who Falls in Love with An Abusive Alcoholic. Reporter Jerry Corbett (March) Aspires to Be a Playwright But Finds Himself Drinking More Than Writing. Everyone Is Stunned When Heiress Joan Prentice (Sidney) Agrees to Marry Him - Though It Initially Appears That He Has Changed His Ways. However, When His Work Takes the Couple to New York, Jerry's Bad Behavior and a Persistent Old Flame Seem to Doom Their Chances for a Happy Ending. Directed By Dorothy Arzner, One of Only a Few Female Directors During the Time, and Featuring Future Screen Legend Cary Grant in One of His Earliest Screen Appearances, Merrily We Go to Hell Remains a Cautionary Tale About Desire and Addiction.