MERRILY WE GO TO HELL.

Jerry Corbett (Fredric March) 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. 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. Jerry eventually realizes that he loves Joan and regrets his behavior. He commits to sobriety, returns to Chicago, but Joan's father keeps them apart. Jerry discovers Joan has given birth

Credits

Cast
Fredric March, Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant
Complete catalog record
MERRILY WE GO TO HELL. 1932. 9 reels, sd. Based on the story "I, Jerry, Take Thee, Joan" by Cleo Lucas. Credits: Director, Dorothy Arzner; screenplay, Edwin Justus Mayer. Paramount Publix Corp.; 9Jun32; LP3089.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1861376 ↗ — color, country