UNITED STATES · 1932

Merrily We Go to Hell

Dorothy Arzner
Classical Hollywood alcoholism redemption through love class differences artistic ambition relapse and tragedy
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A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

Year1932
CountryUnited States
DirectorDorothy Arzner
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