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Primrose Path
Primrose Path
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  2. Primrose Path

Primrose Path

1940
1h 33m
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1940

Runtime

1h 33m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

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

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Mar 22, 1940
Languages
English
Director
Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

33 Cast Members

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Ellie May Adams

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Ed Wallace

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Mamie Adams

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Gramp

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Homer

Queenie Vassar

Queenie Vassar

Grandma

Joan Carroll

Joan Carroll

Honeybell

Vivienne Osborne

Vivienne Osborne

Thelma

Carmen Morales

Carmelita

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Benny (uncredited)

Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers

Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Al (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Gossip in Diner (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Mr. Smith (uncredited)

Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Man in Bluebell (uncredited)

Mara Alexander

Girl in Bluebell (uncredited)

Ray Cooke

Man Clueing in Ed (uncredited)

Herbert Corthell

Herb (uncredited)

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