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Primrose Path( 1940)

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The Play That Shocked New York And Rocked Broadway With Laughter!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ginger Rogers

      Ellie May Adams

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      Joel McCrea

      Ed Wallace

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      Marjorie Rambeau

      Mamie Adams

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      Henry Travers

      Gramp

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      Miles Mander

      Homer

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      Queenie Vassar

      Grandma

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      Joan Carroll

      Honeybell

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      Vivienne Osborne

      Thelma

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      Carmen Morales

      Carmelita

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      Bobby Barber

      Benny (uncredited)

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      Louise Beavers

      Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)

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      Edgar Dearing

      Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

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      Jack Gargan

      Al (uncredited)

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      Robert Emmett Keane

      Gossip in Diner (uncredited)

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      Charles Lane

      Mr. Smith (uncredited)

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      Matt McHugh

      Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)

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      Ernie Adams

      Man in Bluebell (uncredited)

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      Mara Alexander

      Girl in Bluebell (uncredited)

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      Ray Cooke

      Man Clueing in Ed (uncredited)

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      Herbert Corthell

      Herb (uncredited)

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      Jacqueline Dalya

      Dalya (uncredited)

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      Jack Gardner

      Jake's Friend in Diner

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      Lawrence Gleason Jr.

      Boy (uncredited)

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      Charlie Hall

      Man in Diner (uncredited)

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      Grace Hayle

      Drunk's Wife Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)

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      Donald Kerr

      Sailor in Bluebell (uncredited)

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      Larry McGrath

      Jake Halpern (uncredited)

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      Frank Mills

      Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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      Gene Morgan

      Gene (uncredited)

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      Nestor Paiva

      Bluebell Manager (uncredited)

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      Bob Perry

      Bluebell Bartender (uncredited)

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      Lorin Raker

      Man in Diner (uncredited)

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      Charles Williams

      (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 23 2022
    There's some pretty good acting here. Ginger Rogers is "Ellie May" who lives in a ramshackle house with her mum, dipso father and her sister. When she meets a local blue collar gent "Ed" (Joel McCrae) they are soon smitten - the only snag is, she had omitted telling him some fairly important details from her past and when he finds out, their relationship becomes strained and compromised. The story, in itself, is really pretty straightforward - it's the performances that help it stand out a bit. Marjorie Rambeau is super as the mother, as is Miles Mander as the well meaning father and Henry Trav...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • marriage
    • alcoholism
    • poverty
    • prostitution