Primrose Path (1940)
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.
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Ginger RogersEllie May Adams
Joel McCreaEd Wallace
Marjorie RambeauMamie Adams
Henry TraversGramp
Miles ManderHomer
Queenie VassarGrandma
Joan CarrollHoneybell
Vivienne OsborneThelmaCarmen MoralesCarmelita
Bobby BarberBenny - Man in Diner (uncredited)
Louise BeaversWoman Talking to Police (uncredited)
Edgar DearingMotorcycle Policeman (uncredited)Keywords
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What is Primrose Path about?
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.
How long is Primrose Path?
Primrose Path has a runtime of 93 minutes.
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