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Back Street
73%
Movie
1h 29m
AI Analysis
Back Street (1941) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Back Street (1941) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In turn-of-the-century Cincinnati, vibrant shop girl Ray Smith falls in love with banker Walter Saxel, who is engaged to a socially prominent woman. Inadvertently prevented from running away with Walter, Ray remains single but reunites with him five years later. Despite Walter being married and having a son, Ray bec… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Back Street 73% (13 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
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Synopsis
In turn-of-the-century Cincinnati, vibrant shop girl Ray Smith falls in love with banker Walter Saxel, who is engaged to a socially prominent woman. Inadvertently prevented from running away with Walter, Ray remains single but reunites with him five years later. Despite Walter being married and having a son, Ray becomes his mistress, and over the years suffers social ostracism and long stretches of solitude while waiting for their brief interludes together.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1941-02-07
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 109016
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What is Back Street about?
In turn-of-the-century Cincinnati, vibrant shop girl Ray Smith falls in love with banker Walter Saxel, who is engaged to a socially prominent woman. Inadvertently prevented from running away with W... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Back Street?
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How long is the movie Back Street?
The official runtime for Back Street is approximately 89 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Charles Boyer
Walter Louis Saxel
Margaret Sullavan
Ray Smith
Richard Carlson
Curt Stanton
Frank McHugh
Ed Porter
Tim Holt
Richard Saxel
Frank Jenks
Harry Niles
Esther Dale
Mrs. Smith
Peggy Stewart
Freda Smith
Samuel S. Hinds
Felix Darren
Nell O'Day
Elizabeth Saxel
Nella Walker
Corinne Saxel
Cecil Cunningham
Mrs. Miller
Irving Bacon
Ticket seller
Howard Hickman
Williams
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Williams
Charles Lane
Reporter for Associated News
Joseph Crehan
Postman
Dick Elliott
Hotel desk clerk
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