Watch Primrose Path (1940) Official Trailer
The Play That Shocked New York And Rocked Broadway With Laughter!
6.7 / 10 IMDb March 22, 1940 1h 33m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 33m
Release Date
March 22, 1940
Genre
Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Ginger Rogers
as Ellie May Adams
Joel McCrea
as Ed Wallace
Marjorie Rambeau
as Mamie Adams
Henry Travers
as Gramp
Miles Mander
as Homer
Queenie Vassar
as Grandma
Joan Carroll
as Honeybell
Vivienne Osborne
as Thelma
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Carmen Morales
as Carmelita
Bobby Barber
as Benny (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
as Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Al (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
as Gossip in Diner (uncredited)
Charles Lane
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
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Mara Alexander
as Girl in Bluebell (uncredited)
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Ray Cooke
as Man Clueing in Ed (uncredited)
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Herbert Corthell
as Herb (uncredited)
Production Companies
RKO Radio PicturesPrimrose Path Official Trailer 1940
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