Back Street (1932 film)

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This article is about the 1932 film. For the novel, see Back Street.

Back Street

Directed by	John M. Stahl
Produced by	Carl Laemmle Jr. E.M. Asher (associate producer) (uncredited)
Written by	Gladys Lehman Fannie Hurst (novel) Gene Fowler (uncredited) Ben Hecht (uncredited) Lynn Starling (uncredited)
Starring	Irene Dunne John Boles
Music by	David Broekman (uncredited) James Dietrich (uncredited)
Cinematography	Karl Freund (uncredited)
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	30 December 1932
Running time	93 min
Country	United States
Language	English
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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 based on novel by Fannie Hurst. The film stars Irene Dunne and John Boles.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

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.

[edit] Cast

Irene Dunne ... Ray Smith
John Boles ... Walter Saxel
June Clyde ... Freda Schmidt
George Meeker ... Kurt Shendler
Zasu Pitts ... Mrs. Dole
Shirley Grey ... Francine
Doris Lloyd ... Saxel's wife
William Bakewell ... Richard Saxel
Arletta Duncan ... Beth Saxel
Maude Turner Gordon ... Mrs. Saxel Sr
Walter Catlett ... Bakeless
James Donlan ... Profhero
Paul Weigel ... Mr. Schmidt
Jane Darwell ... Mrs. Schmidt
Robert McWade ... Uncle Felix

[edit] References

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