Primrose Path (1940)

Primrose Path (1940)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1940-03-22 United States of America 93 Min. PG-13
6.6 24 votes
Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Ginger Rogers is Ellie May Adams
Ellie May Adams
Joel McCrea is Ed Wallace
Ed Wallace
Marjorie Rambeau is Mamie Adams
Mamie Adams
Miles Mander is Homer
Homer
Queenie Vassar is Grandma
Grandma
Joan Carroll is Honeybell
Honeybell
Carmen Morales is Carmelita
Carmelita
Bobby Barber is Benny (uncredited)
Benny (uncredited)
Louise Beavers is Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)
Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing is Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Gargan is Al (uncredited)
Al (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane is Gossip in Diner (uncredited)
Gossip in Diner (uncredited)
Charles Lane is Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Matt McHugh is Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
Ernie Adams is Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
Mara Alexander is Girl in Bluebell (uncredited)
Girl in Bluebell (uncredited)
Ray Cooke is Man Clueing in Ed (uncredited)
Man Clueing in Ed (uncredited)
Herbert Corthell is Herb (uncredited)
Herb (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya is Dalya (uncredited)
Dalya (uncredited)
Jack Gardner is Jake's Friend in Diner
Jake's Friend in Diner
Lawrence Gleason Jr. is Boy (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Charlie Hall is Man in Diner (uncredited)
Man in Diner (uncredited)
Grace Hayle is Drunk's Wife Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
Drunk's Wife Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
Donald Kerr is Sailor in Bluebell (uncredited)
Sailor in Bluebell (uncredited)
Larry McGrath is Jake Halpern (uncredited)
Jake Halpern (uncredited)
Frank Mills is Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gene Morgan is Gene (uncredited)
Gene (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva is Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
Bluebell Manager (uncredited)
Bob Perry is Bluebell Bartender (uncredited)
Bluebell Bartender (uncredited)
Lorin Raker is Man in Diner (uncredited)
Man in Diner (uncredited)
Charles Williams is (uncredited)
(uncredited)