Monday, June 15, 2015

Primrose Path 1940


Primrose Path


     Ellie May Adams lives in the poor part of town on Primrose Hill.  She lives with her younger sister, drunken jobless father, grumpy grandmother and her mother.  The only money the family has is what her mother gets from gentleman callers.  Ellie May knows the Hill is not a good part of town and she doesn’t want to stay here.  She meets Gramp on her way to the beach to get some clams for the family.  Gramp has a son, Ed Wallace and he follows Ellie to the beach to advise her on clamming.  He offers to give her a ride home on his motorcycle with a sidecar.  Gramp and Ed run a gas station and a café.  Ellie quickly falls in love with Ed and she runs away with him to get married.
     There is one mistake Ellie makes, she doesn’t tell Ed the truth and this comes back to bite her later.  She loves her new life, working in the café with Gramp and being married to Ed.  He doesn't care much for her family either when he meets them.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

93 min, Drama directed by Gregory La Cava with Ginger Rodgers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie Rambeau, Henry Travers, Miles Mander, Queenie Vassar, Joan Carroll, Vivienne Osborne, Carmen Morales.

Note:  Imdb 7.1 out of 10, 57% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, TCM 2.5 out of 4*.








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