Back Street

Back Street (1961)


  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1961-10-11
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ross Hunter Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: David Miller
star 5.7/10
From 14 Ratings

Summary

Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department store chain), as he passes through Lincoln, Nebraska, on his way home from World War II. There's a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her. Later she learns he's married. Determined to make it as a fashion designer, Rae moves to New York and becomes a great success. One day she happens to meet Paul again and again there's that spark but he's still married so, as a form of escape, Rae moves to Rome to set up shop. Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Paul's shrewish, drunken wife, Liz, won't give him a divorce. Time passes, the affair continues whenever time and place permit, but then, Paul's young son finds out about Rae and Rae's back-street world begins to crumble.

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  • Susan Hayward

    as Rae Smith
  • John Gavin

    as Paul Saxon
  • Vera Miles

    as Liz Saxon
  • Charles Drake

    as Curt Stanton
  • Virginia Grey

    as Janey nee Smith
  • Reginald Gardiner

    as Dalian
  • Tammy Marihugh

    as Caroline
  • Robert Eyer

    as Paul Saxon Jr.
  • Natalie Schafer

    as Mrs. Evans
  • Doreen McLean

    as Miss Hatfield
  • Alex Gerry

    as Mr. Venner
  • Karen Norris

    as Mrs. Penworth
  • Hayden Rorke

    as Charley Claypole
  • Mary Lawrence

    as Marge Claypole
  • Joseph Cronin

    as Airport Clerk
  • Ted Thorpe

    as Hotel Clerk
  • Joseph Mell

    as Proprietor
  • Sheryl Deauville

    as Model (uncredited)
Directing David Miller Director
Writing Eleanore Griffin Screenplay
Art Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
Editing Milton Carruth Editor
Writing Fannie Hurst Novel
Production Ross Hunter Producer
Writing William Ludwig Screenplay
Camera Stanley Cortez Director of Photography
Sound Frank Skinner Original Music Composer

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