Film

Primrose Path

1940 · 1h 33m · Drama · Romance

The Play That Shocked New York And Rocked Broadway With Laughter!

IMDb

6.8

Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother. The Hill is not a good part of town, however. When she meets and falls for a hard-working man, they marry and she hides her past from him. When he discovers the truth it jeopardizes their marriage.

Ginger Rogers

Ellie May Adams

Joel McCrea

Ed Wallace

Marjorie Rambeau

Mamie Adams

Henry Travers

Gramp

Miles Mander

Homer

Queenie Vassar

Grandma

Joan Carroll

Honeybell

Vivienne Osborne

Thelma

Carmen Morales

Carmelita

Bobby Barber

Benny (uncredited)

Louise Beavers

Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Al (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane

Gossip in Diner (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Mr. Smith (uncredited)

Matt McHugh

Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)

• Gregory La CavaDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Allan ScottScreenplay
• Joseph H. AugustDirector of Photography
• Werner R. HeymannOriginal Music Composer
• William HamiltonEditor

Release date

March 22, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Romance

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