| Merrily We Live | |
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| Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Screenplay by | Eddie Moran Jack Jevne Ed Sullivan (add'l dialog) |
| Based on | The Dark Chapter 1924 novel by E.J. Rath Courtenay Savage (play adaptation, They All Want Something) |
| Produced by | Hal Roach Milton H. Bren |
| Starring | Constance Bennett Brian Aherne |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | William H. Terhune |
| Music by | Marvin Hatley |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Merrily We Live is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Eddie Moran and Jack Jevne. It stars Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne and features Ann Dvorak, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke, Tom Brown, Alan Mowbray, Clarence Kolb, and Patsy Kelly. The film was produced by Hal Roach for Hal Roach Studios, and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
While based on a reworking of the 1930 movie What a Man – itself based on the 1924 novel The Dark Chapter: A Comedy of Class Distinctions by E.J. Rath, and its 1926 Broadway adaptation They All Want Something by Courtenay Savage – a number of critics find the plot of the film is similar to the 1936 film My Man Godfrey.[1][2]
Merrily We Live was extremely successful and garnered five Oscar nominations.
- ^ Frank Nugent (March 18, 1938). "Godfrey's Ghost Haunts 'Merrily We Live,' at the Capitol". The New York Times.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Merrily We Live Plot Synopsis". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2021., "a blatant copy of My Man Godfrey"