The Primrose Path (1934 film)

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The Primrose Path
Directed by Reginald Denham
Written by Basil Mason
Story by Joan Temple
Produced byReginald Denham
Starring Isobel Elsom
Whitmore Humphreys
Max Adrian
Cinematography Percy Strong
Production
company
Release date
  • 20 July 1934 (1934-07-20)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Primrose Path is a 1934 British romance film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Isobel Elsom, Whitmore Humphries and Max Adrian. [1] The screenplay concerns a doctor's wife who has to choose between her settled life with her husband in a small town or a more turbulent relationship with a successful artist. It was based on a play by Joan Temple.

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  1. BFI.org