Back Street (1961)

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Audience Score
57
Back Street
StarringSusan HaywardJohn GavinVera Miles
DirectorDavid Miller
NR 1 hr 47 minOct 11th, 1961Drama, Romance
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Plot
Ambitious but thwarted Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon of the Saxon department store chain as he passes through Lincoln Nebraska on his way home from World War II Theres a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her Later she learns hes married Determined to make it as a fashion designer Rae moves to New York and becomes a great success One day she happens to meet Paul again and again theres that spark but hes still married so as a form of escape Rae moves to Rome to set up shop Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Pauls shrewish drunken wife Liz wont give him a divorce Time passes the affair continues whenever time and place permit but then Pauls young son finds out about Rae and Raes backstreet world begins to crumble

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 11th, 1961
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Ross Hunter Productions Carrollton Inc