Back Street (1941 film)

Back Street is a 1941 drama film made by Universal Pictures, directed by Robert Stevenson. The film stars Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, also from Universal. The film follows the 1931 Fannie Hurst novel and the 1932 film version very closely, in some cases reproducing the earlier film sceneforscene. It is a sympathetic tale of an adulterous woman and the man she loved.

After five years, they meet once again, by chance, in New York City. The banker is now married with two children Richard and Elizabeth and is extremely successful in his career, but Rae and he still share the same strong attraction. Rae loves him so much that she gives up her career in dress design and becomes his kept mistress, seeing him only when it is convenient for him. Walter keeps up the appearance of a happy marriage and never considers divorcing his wife, whose father is his boss at the banking company.Raes loyalty to Walter collapses only once, when he fails to contact her after he has been on an extended trip to Europe with his wife. Rae goes back to Ohio and agrees to marry Curt, an attractive and goodhearted man who proposed to her many times in their youth. However, Walter travels to Ohio to find her, and is able to persuade her to return with him. ........

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