Merrily We Go to Hell
(Tuya para siempre)
(USA, 1932) [B/N, 78 m.].
Género: Comedia dramática, Drama matrimonial / Alcoholismo, Separación.
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Ficha técnica.
Dirección: Dorothy Arzner.
Argumento:Cleo Lucas (teatro, "I Jerry Take Thee, Joan").
Guión: Edwin Justus Mayer.
Fotografía: David Abel (B&W).
Música: Rudolph G. Kopp, John Leipold (no acreditados).
Producción: -
Productora: Paramount Pictures.
Sinopsis: Un escritor alcohólico se dispone a estrenar su primera obra en Broadway, pero le conlleva tanto trabajo que le crea problemas matrimoniales... (FILMAFFINITY)
Esposo del alcohol.Basado en la tragicomedia teatral de Cleo Lucas, su argumento hacía precisamente referencia a un escritor con problemas con el alcohol, que se disponía a estrenar su primera obra en Broadway. Por supuesto, la relación con su prometida se tambaleaba por este hecho. Tras casarse, la obra absorbe la vida de la pareja hasta el punto de separar sus caminos definitivamente.
En su reparto podemos encontrar a un joven Cary Grant como uno de los actores de la compañía de teatro. Dirige una de las pocas mujeres que en ese tiempo tomaban el mando de las producciones: Dorothy Arzner (1897-1979), cuya versatilidad cinematográfica también le había hecho desempeñar cometidos como los de montadora y guionista (DeCine21).
AMG SYNOPSIS: If only Merrily We Go To Hell was as interesting as its title! To escape an arranged marriage, heiress Joan Prentice (Sylvia Sidney) elopes with reporter Jerry Corbett (Fredric March). Unfortunately, Corbett is not only irresponsible, but also an abusive drunkard. To make matters worse, predatory Claire Hempstead (Adrienne Ames) has set her mind on stealing Corbett away from the hapless Joan. Finally fed up with her besotted mate, Joan walks out on him, only to discover that she's pregnant. The prospect of impending fatherhood causes Corbett to shape up and "dry out" in a hurry, but one still has doubts whether he'll be able to keep his promise never to touch another drop of liquor. Cary Grant has a tiny role as a stage actor in this unsettling blend of romance, drinking jokes, and Victorian melodrama. -- Hal Erickson
AMG REVIEW: An uneven but fairly entertaining blend of comedy and domestic melodrama, Merrily We Go to Hell was perhaps more engaging to 1932 audiences than it is to modern ones. Director Dorothy Arzner makes a very game attempt to reconcile the warring styles of the screenplay, but there's only so much she can do to make the pieces fit naturally. She's also rather more successful in mining the comic aspects of the story than the drama, perhaps because the comic sections have a bit more interest to them. Arzner puts a nice little bite into these sequences, a twist here and a pinch there that help to enliven the proceedings. She tries to do the same with the melodrama, but the material doesn't respond as readily. Edwin Justus Mayer's screenplay does contain a decent amount of good dialogue, but many of the plot points will strike modern viewers as tired, while others will come across as somewhat offensive. Fortunately, Merrily has Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney on hand to essay the main roles. Both bring their appealing screen personas to the parts, and they give their parts much more depth than Mayer did. There's also the joy of a young Cary Grant in a tiny role, and a supporting cast that is diverting. -- Craig Butler
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