Merrily We Live

About Merrily We Live

Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up in a chauffeur's uniform.

Merrily We Live (1938) is a comedy romance film directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Its themes are screwball comedy, homeless person, chauffeur, and servant.

Constance Bennett stars as Jerry Kilbourne, Brian Aherne as E. Wade Rawlins, Alan Mowbray as Grosvenor, and Billie Burke as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne. At 95 minutes long, it arrived in March 1938.

The screenplay is by Eddie Moran and Jack Jevne. In the United States it streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel and YouTube TV.

50 First Dates, City Lights, and Sabrina make useful companions to Merrily We Live, all filed under love and tramp.