Back Street
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Based on a best-selling novel by Fannie Hurst, Back Street concerns an ill-starred couple, Rae (Irene Dunne) and Walter (John Boles). Rae meets Walter and falls hopelessly in love with him; Walter is also drawn to Rae, but he has already pledged to marry another woman and can't find a way out. They part, and for a while Rae takes up with someone else; Walter needs to leave the country and impulsively tries to arrange a marriage with Rae, but she is unable, due to her new beau, and he sails away without her. When Rae next encounters Walter, he has married a woman from a wealthy family. Even though he's wedded to another, a passion still burns between Walter and Rae, and they enter into an illicit affair. Over the course of nearly 30 years, Rae turns down opportunities to marry other men to live a shadowy life as Walter's mistress, until she accepts a proposal of marriage when she's convinced that Walter is finally through with her. This was the first of three film versions of Hurst's story; remakes were released in 1941 and 1961. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Irene Dunne - Ray Schmidt
- John Boles - Walter Saxel
- June Clyde - Freda Schmidt
- George Meeker - Kurt Schendler
- ZaSu Pitts - Mrs. Dole
Credit
John M. Stahl - Director, Karl W. Freund - Cinematographer, Gladys Lehman - Screenwriter, Lynn Starling - Screenwriter, Fannie Hurst - Book Author| Back Stage (1917 Film), Back Stage (1923 Film) | |
| Back Street (1961 Film), Back Street (1941 Film) |
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Back Street (1932 film)
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| Directed by | John M. Stahl |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle Jr. E.M. Asher (associate producer) |
| Written by | Gladys Lehman Fannie Hurst (novel) Gene Fowler Ben Hecht Lynn Starling |
| Starring | Irene Dunne John Boles |
| Music by | James Dietrich |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
| Studio | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 30, 1932 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Back Street is a 1932 film made by Universal Pictures, directed by John M. Stahl, and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.. The screenplay was written by Gladys Lehman and based on the novel by Fannie Hurst. The film stars Irene Dunne and John Boles.
Plot
Based on a best-selling novel by Fannie Hurst, Back Street concerns an ill-starred couple, Rae (Irene Dunne) and Walter (John Boles). This was the first of three film versions of Hurst's story; remakes were released in 1941 and 1961.
Cast
- Irene Dunne as Ray Smith
- John Boles as Walter Saxel
- June Clyde as Freda Schmidt
- George Meeker as Kurt Shendler
- ZaSu Pitts as Mrs. Dole
- Shirley Grey as Francine
- Doris Lloyd as Saxel's wife
- William Bakewell as Richard Saxel
- Arletta Duncan as Beth Saxel
- Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Saxel Sr
- Walter Catlett as Bakeless
- James Donlan as Profhero
- Paul Weigel as Mr. Schmidt
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Schmidt
- Robert McWade as Uncle Felix
External links
- Back Street at the TCM Movie Database
- Back Street at AllRovi
- Back Street (1932 film) at the Internet Movie Database
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