
Film
Back Street
1941 · 1h 29m · Drama
- IMDb
- 6.7
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 80%
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Overview
In turn-of-the-century Cincinnati, vibrant shop girl Ray Smith falls in love with banker Walter Saxel, who is engaged to a socially prominent woman. Inadvertently prevented from running away with Walter, Ray remains single but reunites with him five years later. Despite Walter being married and having a son, Ray becomes his mistress, and over the years suffers social ostracism and long stretches of solitude while waiting for their brief interludes together.
Cast

Charles Boyer
Walter Louis Saxel

Margaret Sullavan
Ray Smith

Richard Carlson
Curt Stanton

Frank McHugh
Ed Porter

Tim Holt
Richard Saxel

Frank Jenks
Harry Niles

Esther Dale
Mrs. Smith

Peggy Stewart
Freda Smith

Samuel S. Hinds
Felix Darren

Nell O'Day
Elizabeth Saxel

Nella Walker
Corinne Saxel

Cecil Cunningham
Mrs. Miller

Irving Bacon
Ticket seller

Howard Hickman
Williams

Mary Forbes
Mrs. Williams

Charles Lane
Reporter for Associated News
Crew
- Robert StevensonDirector
- Bruce ManningScreenplay
- Felix JacksonScreenplay
- Fannie HurstNovel
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 7, 1941
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama
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