That Time Joel McCrea was a Total Jerk
Host Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman
The usually affable Joel McCrea is sort of the hero, but not exactly lovable. And Ginger Rogers may have done everything Fred Astaire did “backwards and in heels” but here, she is not living her best life. “Primrose Path” takes an unrelenting look at a dysfunctional family. It was unusual for its time, and gives the two leads a lot to do.
Listen to this episode (46 minutes)
Show Notes
Old Movies, New Things: discs, books and other physical objects
- Blu-ray: The Ten Commandments (Paramount), The Greatest Show on Earth (Paramount), Shoot Out (Kino Lorber), Showdown (Kino Lorber),
Sightings: classics on TV, streaming, and (someday) the festival circuit
- This month’s TCM Spotlights: 31 Days of Oscar, Star of the month Doris Day, Growing Up On Screen
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
- Primrose Path (1940), trailer
- Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
- On disc: Blu-ray
Next time, we’ll watch
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
