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Irene Dunne ("Rae") gives a strong performance here as a woman who sacrifices her first love so she can help her step-sister. Many years later, she encounters the successful, married "Walter Saxel" (John Boles) again and they embark on an affair. The plot is simple, and probably…
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Back Street
“A story that will grip you with its powerful emotional appeal written by one of America's foremost novelists... A picture with an amazing cast of star players”
64%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
Back Street (1932) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Back Street (1932) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Back Street 64% (14 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1932-08-04
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 109197
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A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
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The official runtime for Back Street is approximately 93 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Irene Dunne
Ray Schmidt

John Boles
Walter D. Saxel

George Meeker
Kurt Shendler

Zasu Pitts
Mrs. Dole

June Clyde
Freda Schmidt

William Bakewell
Richard Saxel

Arletta Duncan
Beth Saxel

Doris Lloyd
Corinne Saxel

Paul Weigel
Adolph Schmidt

Jane Darwell
Mrs. Adolph Schmidt

Shirley Grey
Francine

James Donlan
Profhero

Walter Catlett
Bakeless

Robert McWade
Uncle Felix

Gloria Stuart
Young Woman (uncredited)

Betty Blythe
Gossip (uncredited)

Symona Boniface
Lady at Casino (uncredited)

Bob Burns
Horsecar Driver (uncredited)
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Irene Dunne ("Rae") gives a strong performance here as a woman who sacrifices her first love so she can help her step-sister. Many years later, she encounters the successful, married "Walter Saxel" (John Boles) again and they embark on an affair. The plot is simple, and probably rather racy for the early 1930s, but the two stars with some help from Zasu Pitts create a character-driven romantic drama with a sense of kindness and affection belied in the rather poor title. Maybe a touch too long, the story certainly takes a bit too long to get up a head of steam, but it's well worth a watch if you get a chance.
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