Back Street (1941)

Directed by

Robert Stevenson

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1941, a woman and a man begin a secret love affair even though he is already married. The story follows their relationship over many years and shows the sacrifices and pain caused by their forbidden romance.

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What happens

Back Street is a 1941 American drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan and Richard Carlson. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, also from Universal. The film is adapted from the 1931 Fannie Hurst novel and the 1932 film version which it follows very closely, in some cases recalling the earlier film scene-for-scene. It is a sympathetic tale of an adulterous couple. The 1941 version was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music (Score of a Dramatic Picture) (Frank Skinner). Margaret Sullavan so much wanted Charles Boyer to play her leading man, that she relinquished top billing in order to persuade him to appear in this unsympathetic role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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