Back Street

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Back Street

1932

1h 33m

Drama

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Based on Fanny Hurst's classic novel of the star-crossed romance between a prominent married man and an Ohio farm woman.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Dec 20, 2021

Stahl's tensely restrained images match the vast range of expression that Dunne conveys in rapt stillness.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Dec 1, 2024

3/4

...a mostly compelling melodrama that benefits from its brisk pace and ingratiating, compelling central performance...

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jan 2, 2011

B+

This version of Fannie Hurst's potboiler is an extremely well acted melodrama

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Kim D

@RT55316461 Feb 15, 2025

Moving and beautifully acted. Kind of sad

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nick s

@Nick_S Oct 14, 2024

The movie starts a little slow but then settles into a relationship story between a married man and his lover. It's made in the pre code era so isn't shackled by morality standards. The acting was very good between the leads, particularly as the movie wore on.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Sep 2, 2024

I thought the script let everyone down.

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william d

@acsdoug Feb 6, 2023

Although hampered by some clunky dialogue here and there, it's still a decent enough melodrama.

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Thomas M

@TMProofreader Jan 27, 2019

The best romance movie ever made!

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May 1, 2013

version # 1 of 3 of this weepie from frannie hurst

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Based on Fanny Hurst's classic novel of the star-crossed romance between a prominent married man and an Ohio farm woman.

Director: John M. Stahl
Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr.
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 33m

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