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Merrily We Go to Hell is a 1932 pre-Code film directed by Dorothy Arzner, and starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney. The supporting cast features a prominent early appearance by Cary Grant , billed ninth in the cast but with a larger part than this would suggest.
Sylvia Sidney (born Sophia Kosow; [1] August 8, 1910 – July 1, 1999) was an American stage, screen, and film actress whose career spanned 70 years. She rose to prominence in dozens of leading roles in the 1930s.
A fact from Merrily We Go to Hell appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 October 2010 (check views).The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that many newspapers refused to publicize the 1932 Pre-Code film Merrily We Go to Hell because of its racy title?
Mayer writes that Arzner's films "show again and again that when a man believes he can own a woman and women have to compete for men, then romance, loyalty and friendship go out the window." [ 6 ] In Craig's Wife , Arzner offers the possibility of women's community after the instability of heterosexual romance with a final scene between Harriet ...
Before Pinkerton's return to Cho-Cho San, a small bit of E Izaghi e Izanami (the Act 2 opening) is heard. When Cho-Cho San sees and finally meets Pinkerton after his long absence, Un bel di is heard. When Cho-Cho San unsheathes the knife, the music of Con onor muore is heard. The end of the film has the same music as the final minutes of the opera.
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Merrily We Roll Along is a 1981 musical based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The book of the musical was written by George Furth with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. Hal Prince directed the original production, which opened on Broadway in 1981 and closed after 16 performances. [3]
The idea for Merrily originated from a suggestion by Hal Prince's wife, Judy, that he do a show about teenagers; he decided that a musical version of the 1934 George S. Kaufman/Moss Hart play Merrily We Roll Along would be a good fit, and when he called Sondheim about the idea, Sondheim "said yes on the phone".