Evening Primrose (1966): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1966, Evening Primrose is a drama, mystery, romance and music film directed by Paul Bogart, running about 51 minutes. “If you can find me, I'm here” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A young poet gets the brilliant idea to live in a department store, hiding by day, and courting his muse by night where it's quiet, and he can have all his needs met. But, to his surprise, he learns his brilliant idea's not exactly original; there are other residents who dodge the night watchmen, and who keep their existence secret at all costs. And one of them is a young woman who wants to leave, but is too frightened to go. And Charles finds that he wants to show her the larger world outside.

Who’s in it. Evening Primrose stars Anthony Perkins as Charles Snell, Charmian Carr as Ella Harkins, Dorothy Stickney as Mrs. Monday and Larry Gates as Roscoe Potts, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Evening Primrose sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Evening Primrose page.

If you liked it. Fans of Evening Primrose tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.