Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 33m

Primrose Path

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Director
Gregory La Cava
Cast
Ginger Rogers as Ellie May Adams Joel McCrea as Ed Wallace Marjorie Rambeau as Mamie Adams Henry Travers as Gramp Miles Mander as Homer Queenie Vassar as Grandma
Crew
Joseph H. August — Director of Photography William Hamilton — Editor Werner R. Heymann — Original Music Composer Allan Scott — Screenplay Gregory La Cava — Screenplay Gregory La Cava — Producer
Tagline

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

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookmarriagealcoholismpovertyprostitution
Key Collaborators
Gregory La Cava Director Joseph H. August Director of Photography William Hamilton Editor Werner R. Heymann Original Music Composer Allan Scott Screenplay Gregory La Cava Screenplay Gregory La Cava Producer
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