Back Street Movie Review 1941

Pretty Rae Stevens (Sullavan) falls in love with Walter Saxel (Boyer) but, thanks to a misunderstanding, they part company. They meet again five years later and, although Walter is married and has children, begin an affair. Over the years, Rae is to learn that the life of a mistress is a lonely one. Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst; also filmed in 1932 and 1961.

Distribution

Nostalgia Family Video/Hollywood's Attic, PO Box 606, Baker City, OR 97814, Toll-free: 800-784-3362, Email: info@nostalgiafamilyvideo.com, URL: http://www.nostalgiafamilyvideo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 89 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: Fanny Hurst, Adultery, Romantic Drama, Period Piece: 1900s

Screenplay

Bruce Manning, Felix Jackson

Cast

Margaret Sullavan, Charles Boyer, Richard Carlson, Frank McHugh, Tim Holt, Frank Jenks, Esther Dale, Samuel S. Hinds

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Director

Robert Stevenson

Music

Frank Skinner