Merrily We Go to Hell (Criterion Collection)

Heiress Joan Prentice (Sylvia Sidney) was charmed enough by handsome but hard-drinking reporter Jerry Corbett (Fredric March) to steer him to the altar. She believed that she could get him to embrace his dream of being a playwright-and to let go of the bottle-but her plans seem destined to end in heartbreak. Pre-Code meller co-stars Adrianne Allen, George Irving, and, in a small early role, Cary Grant; Dorothy Arzner directs. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); documentary; essay; video essay.