Primrose Path (1940)
- Directed by
- Gregory La Cava
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman struggles to escape the cycle of prostitution in her family. She falls in love and tries to build a different life, but her past and family threaten her hopes.
tragictenseemotionalpoignantgrittymelancholicsomberromantic
What happens
Primrose Path is a 1940 melodrama film from RKO starring Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea. Produced and directed by Gregory LaCava, it is an adaptation of the novel February Hill. It follows the tragic romance of a young woman determined not to follow her mother and grandmother into prostitution. Marjorie Rambeau, Henry Travers, and Miles Mander appear in support, with Rambeau receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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