Primrose Path
1940 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,921 VOTES · DIR. Gregory La Cava
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,163 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:39 Look, Granny. Look what I got.
00:05:15 Menander, darling - one of those old greek philosophers.
00:08:36 for someone of your own class.
00:12:10 They was mighty smart.
00:15:40 Maybe I oughta, but I ain't got one.
00:20:01 Is it off?
00:23:44 You can't set the table like that. Now, run along.
00:27:16 It's just the same as in a jungle or anyplace else, no matter what they tell you.
00:32:51 All right. Come on out here.
00:36:47 Don't worry about me.
00:40:44 You know, you're gonna have all the gulls in the pacific
00:44:01 You can't stop her.
00:47:03 Can't people have a little fun out of life
00:49:49 You got her all upset. Don't you hear that horn?
00:52:59 Doilies?
00:56:16 Sure, I knew I'd seen you someplace before.
00:59:25 It's all right, pa. You sit here.
01:02:57 up on primrose hill.
01:06:54 Go on, tell them.
01:11:36 makin' a sucker out of me with all my friends.
01:16:52 Oh, no! Ma!
01:21:56 And everything's gonna be all right.
01:25:38 I don't want to get in no fight.
01:29:08 Hey, gene, pull over to the curb.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,163
Dialogue density23.3 lines / min
First line00:01:39
Final line01:29:08
Production Record
DirectorGregory La Cava
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,921