Back Street (1941)

Back Street (1941) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1941 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Stevenson

Written By:
Fannie Hurst
Bruce Manning

Actors:
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
Samuel S. Hinds ..... Felix Darren
Peggy Stewart ..... Freda Smith
Nell O'Day ..... Elizabeth Saxel
Kitty O'Neil ..... Mrs. Dilling
Nella Walker ..... Corinne Saxel
Cecil Cunningham ..... Mrs. Miller
Marjorie Gateson ..... Mrs. Adams
Dale Winter ..... Miss Evans

Synopsis:

Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan star in this adaptation of Fannie Hurst's tearjerking novel about a woman who chooses to stand beside a man who cannot marry her. Rae (Margaret Sullavan) is a woman from Ohio who meets a dashing gentleman from out of town, Walter (Charles Boyer). They soon fall for each other, but he's due to leave town shortly. As he's about to leave, he calls her from the ship with a question: there's a minister on board who can marry them. Will she join him? As she dashes to the docks, she meets an old flame, and the delay causes her to miss the boat. Five years later, Rae is in New York City and unexpectedly runs into Walter; assuming that she left him behind intentionally, he married another woman. When he realizes that she still loves him, they begin an affair. Rae is content to live her life as "the other woman" until Walter travels to Europe and neglects to call her when he returns; convinced that their romance is over, Rae goes back to Ohio and agrees to marry Curt (Richard Carlson), who loved her long ago. When Walter discovers that Rae has gone back home, he races to Ohio to reclaim her hand. This was the second film version of BACK STREET, following a 1932 adaptation starring Irene Dunne and John Boles and preceding a 1961 remake with Susan Hayward and John Gavin.

Pretty Rae Smith and handsome Walter Saxel meet, fall in love and make plans to marry. Unfortunately, their marriage plans get sabotaged when a jealous beau makes Rae miss the ceremony. The two meet many years later in New York, only now Walter is married. Refusing to be shut out of his life, Rae agrees to be Walter's mistress.

A woman becomes the mistress of a financier and part of his life, in spite of his family, until they both die.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 25 March, 2024.