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Back Street

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A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1932-08-04

Runtime: 93 mins

Director: John M. Stahl

Writer: Gene Fowler, Ben Hecht

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: Back Street

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Irene Dunne

John Boles

George Meeker

Zasu Pitts

June Clyde

William Bakewell

Arletta Duncan

Doris Lloyd

Paul Weigel

Jane Darwell

Shirley Grey

James Donlan

Walter Catlett

Robert McWade

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Irene Dunne ("Rae") gives a strong performance here as a woman who sacrifices her first love so she can help her step-sister. Many years later, she encounters the successful, married "Walter Saxel" (John Boles) again and they embark on an affair. The plot is simple, and probably rather racy for the early 1930s, but the two stars with some help from Zasu Pitts create a character-driven romantic drama with a sense of kindness and affection belied in the rather poor title. Maybe a touch too long, the story certainly takes a bit too long to get up a head of steam, but it's well worth a watch if you get a chance.

2022-06-13

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