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Back Street
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Back Street

Feb 7, 1941
1h 29m
★ 7.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Charles Boyer

Walter Louis Saxel

Charles Boyer

Margaret Sullavan

Ray Smith

Margaret Sullavan

Richard Carlson

Curt Stanton

Richard Carlson

Frank McHugh

Ed Porter

Frank McHugh

Tim Holt

Richard Saxel

Tim Holt

Frank Jenks

Harry Niles

Frank Jenks

Esther Dale

Mrs. Smith

Esther Dale

Peggy Stewart

Freda Smith

Peggy Stewart

Samuel S. Hinds

Felix Darren

Samuel S. Hinds

Nell O'Day

Elizabeth Saxel

Nell O'Day

Nella Walker

Corinne Saxel

Nella Walker

Cecil Cunningham

Mrs. Miller

Cecil Cunningham