Back Street (1941 film)
Back Street is a 1941 American drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, also from Universal. The film is adapted from the 1931 Fannie Hurst novel and the 1932 film version which it follows very closely, in some cases recalling the earlier film scene-for-scene. It is a sympathetic tale of an adulterous couple.
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| Directed by | Robert Stevenson |
| Written by | Fannie Hurst (as Fannie Hurst's Back Street) (novel) |
| Screenplay by | Bruce Manning Felix Jackson |
| Produced by | Bruce Manning Frank Shaw (associate producer) |
| Starring | Charles Boyer Margaret Sullavan |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $675,000 |
The 1941 version was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music (Score of a Dramatic Picture) (Frank Skinner).
Margaret Sullavan so much wanted Charles Boyer to play her leading man, that she relinquished top billing in order to persuade him to appear in this unsympathetic role.
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