
Merrily We Go to Hell(1932)
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.


“Beautiful Joan as a Daughter of Today coming face to face with the stern realities of life and love for the first time!”
A Harvard football star disobeys his upper class parents and runs off with his true love.

Joan Crawford
Valentine 'Val' Winters

Pauline Frederick
Diane 'Di' Winters

Neil Hamilton
Robert 'Bob' Blake Jr.

Monroe Owsley
Tony Girard

Albert Conti
André de Graignon

Hobart Bosworth
Robert Blake Sr.

Emma Dunn
Margaret Blake

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Marie

Marcelle Corday
Alyce

Ann Dvorak
Party Guest (Uncredited)
This Modern Age is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 1931 exploring themes of daughter, mother, nightclub, revelation, mistress, pre-code. Directed by Nick Grindé, it stars Joan Crawford, Pauline Frederick, Neil Hamilton. A Harvard football star disobeys his upper class parents and runs off with his true love.
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