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      Back Street

      1932 1h 33m Drama List
      Reviews 53% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Based on Fanny Hurst's classic novel of the star-crossed romance between a prominent married man and an Ohio farm woman. Read More Read Less

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      Richard Brody New Yorker Stahl's tensely restrained images match the vast range of expression that Dunne conveys in rapt stillness. Dec 20, 2021 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This version of Fannie Hurst's potboiler is an extremely well acted melodrama Rated: B+ Jan 2, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      william d Although hampered by some clunky dialogue here and there, it's still a decent enough melodrama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member version # 1 of 3 of this weepie from frannie hurst Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member based on the fannie hurst book this is the best vesrion so check this one out and skip the remake Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The opening card of this classic female melodrama sets the sardonic theme wonderfully: "Back in the good 'ole days, before women were given the right to vote..." Of course what follows is a male fantasy rife with ego, domineering, and emotional blackmail all told from the perspective of Dunne's character. In the 'good ole days' before suffrage, she must rely on hand-outs, both financial and emotional, from powerful men to feel as though she has any power herself. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Based on Fanny Hurst's classic novel of the star-crossed romance between a prominent married man and an Ohio farm woman.
      Director
      John M. Stahl
      Production Co
      Universal/Universal Int
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 33m