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Back Street

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Movie Info

Fannie Hurst's best seller of a married man and his mistress who foster a passionate affair for over 20 years.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

David Miller
Producer:

Ross Hunter
Writer:

Eleanore Griffin, William Ludwig
Release Date (Streaming):

May 23, 2012
Runtime:

1h 47m
Production Co:

Universal/Universal Int

Cast & Crew

Susan Hayward
Rae Smith

John Gavin
Paul Saxon

Vera Miles
Liz Saxon

Charles Drake
Curt Stanton

Virginia Grey
Janey nee Smith

Reginald Gardiner
Dalian

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Critic Reviews for Back Street

All Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)

It's so delicious bad it's monumental, a masterpiece of nonsense.

June 18, 2018 | Full Review…

Isabel Quigly
The Spectator
The third version of Fannie Hurst's novel, filmed in 1932 and 1941, is the weakest: Susan Hayward may be too old and too tough for the part.

January 25, 2012 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
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Audience Reviews for Back Street

Nov 10, 2008

Lavish but emotionally empty. Susan is always worth watching, Vera Miles is wonderfully malevolent but Gavin is a tree and hurts the picture fatally, if you want to see the story told correctly watch the Margaret Sullavan/Charles Boyer version but if you just want to luxuriate in jewels, furs and beautiful people this one's for you.

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