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Primrose Path

  • 19401940
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 33m
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6.8/10
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Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)
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A young woman from a family of prostitutes falls in love with a hard-working man, but when he finds out the truth about her background, their romance becomes jeopardized.A young woman from a family of prostitutes falls in love with a hard-working man, but when he finds out the truth about her background, their romance becomes jeopardized.A young woman from a family of prostitutes falls in love with a hard-working man, but when he finds out the truth about her background, their romance becomes jeopardized.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.7K
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  • Director
    • Gregory La Cava
  • Writers
    • Allan Scott(screen play)
    • Gregory La Cava(screen play)
    • Robert L. Buckner(from the play by)
  • Stars
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Joel McCrea
    • Marjorie Rambeau
  • Director
    • Gregory La Cava
  • Writers
    • Allan Scott(screen play)
    • Gregory La Cava(screen play)
    • Robert L. Buckner(from the play by)
  • Stars
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Joel McCrea
    • Marjorie Rambeau
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, and Henry Travers in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)
    Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)
    Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path (1940)

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    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Ellie May Adams
    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Ed Wallace
    Marjorie Rambeau
    Marjorie Rambeau
    • Mamie Adams
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    • Gramp
    Miles Mander
    Miles Mander
    • Homer
    Queenie Vassar
    Queenie Vassar
    • Grandma
    Joan Carroll
    Joan Carroll
    • Honeybell
    Vivienne Osborne
    Vivienne Osborne
    • Thelma
    Carmen Morales
    • Carmelita
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Man in Bluebell
    • (uncredited)
    Mara Alexander
    • Girl in Bluebell
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Benny - Man in Diner
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Woman Talking to Police
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Cooke
    Ray Cooke
    • Man Clueing in Ed
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert Corthell
    • Herb - Man Getting Gas
    • (uncredited)
    Jacqueline Dalya
    Jacqueline Dalya
    • Dalya - Carmelita's Friend
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Dearing
    Edgar Dearing
    • Motorcycle Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Charline Flanders
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Allan Scott(screen play)
      • Gregory La Cava(screen play)
      • Robert L. Buckner(from the play by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Ginger Rogers dyed her hair brunette for this film, but kept it secret until it was released.
    • Goofs
      When the "Portugee" (Portuguese) girl steps out of the cantina to call Ed back inside, she threatens to cut his ears off in Spanish, not Portuguese.
    • Quotes

      Gramp: The world would be a lot better off if there was no people in it.

    • Crazy credits
      Shown during opening credits: We live, not as we wish to - - but as we can. --Menander, 300 B.C.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Choose Me (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Jarabe Tapatío
      Written by Jesús González Rubio
      [Danced to in Blue Bell Cafe]

    User reviews29

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    Featured review
    7/10
    NOTHING PRIMROSE HERE...!
    Joel McCrea & Ginger Rogers star in this tale of a romance from across the tracks. Rogers lives in a ramshackle home populated by a ramshackle family who's matriarch is a lady of the night & the patriarch is a souse. When she meets McCrea, who is a go-getter working at a gas station slash hash-house, she thinks her financial woes are over & soon marries him but when the truth of Rogers' family come to bear, McCrea feels trapped & betrayed & acts accordingly (at least he thinks so). Mixing humor, pathos & romance in what could've been an unsavory package, this film finds the right note for the telling.
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    • masonfisk
    • Nov 29, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Den Smala vägen
    • Filming locations
      • Monterey, California, USA(Location)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $702,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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