---
title: 'Primrose Path (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gregory La Cava'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/primrose-path-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032946/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Primrose Path (1940)

1940 · 94 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gregory La Cava](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-la-cava)
- **Screenplay:** [Gregory La Cava](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-la-cava), [Allan Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-scott)
- **Producer:** [Gregory La Cava](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-la-cava)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Werner R. Heymann](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-r-heymann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph H. August](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-august)
- **Editor:** [William Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hamilton)

## Cast

- [Miles Mander](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-mander)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [Marjorie Rambeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-rambeau)
- [Ginger Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/ginger-rogers)
- [Henry Travers](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-travers)
- [Nestor Paiva](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-paiva)
- [Joel McCrea](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-mccrea)
- [Charles Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-williams-2)
- [Vivienne Osborne](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivienne-osborne)
- [Frank Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mills-3)
- [Charlie Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-hall)

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