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Primrose Path

Primrose Path

The Play That Shocked New York And Rocked Broadway With Laughter!
Mar 22, 1940 1h 33m
6.5
22 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Primrose Path
Companies RKO Radio Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords based on novel or book, marriage, alcoholism, poverty, prostitution
Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Ellie May Adams
Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Ed Wallace
Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Benny (uncredited)
Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers

Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Gargan

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

Mara Alexander

Girl in Bluebell (uncredited)
Ray Cooke

Ray Cooke

Man Clueing in Ed (uncredited)
Herbert Corthell

Herbert Corthell

Herb (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya

Jacqueline Dalya

Dalya (uncredited)
Jack Gardner

Jack Gardner

Jake's Friend in Diner
Lawrence Gleason Jr.

Lawrence Gleason Jr.

Boy (uncredited)
Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Man in Diner (uncredited)
Grace Hayle

Grace Hayle

Drunk's Wife Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Sailor in Bluebell (uncredited)
Larry McGrath

Larry McGrath

Jake Halpern (uncredited)
Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Gene (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
Bob Perry

Bob Perry

Bluebell Bartender (uncredited)
Lorin Raker

Lorin Raker

Man in Diner (uncredited)