Previously filmed in 1932, and remade a third time in 1961, this second film version of fannie hursts novel stars margaret sullavan as a fashion designer in love with a married banker charles boyer. Aug 28, 2014 the roofscapes of the barbican, a bravura housing development for the corporation of london designed by chamberlin, powell and bon to fill a colossal bomb site created by the luftwaffe in 1941. Based on a bestselling novel by fannie hurst, back street concerns an. Disappointed by the illfated romance and the revelation that paul is married. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, also from universal.
The 1941 version of back street, directed by robert stevenson mary poppins, stars margaret sullavan and charles boyer with vivid supporting roles by richard carlson, frank mchugh and tim holt. Home drama back street 1941 dvd charles boyer margaret sullavan. Apr 22, 2017 the great american broadcast 1941 the bride goes wild 1948 pride and prejudice 1940 dodsworth 1936 i met him in paris 1937 a star is born 1937 good news 1947 taxi. Back street 1941 full movie download full hd youtube. 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. This product is manufactured on demand using dvdr media. Susan heyward, john gavin, and vera miles star in this glitzy. Back street 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Approved 1h 29min drama 7 february 1941 usa five years after meeting and falling in love with a banker, a willful shop girl decides to become his mistress upon learning he has since gotten married and had a son.
Ray margaret sullavan seeing off salesman and persistent suitor ed frank mchugh at the cincinnati train station, meeting suave walter charles boyer for the first time, in universals back street, 1941. Oct 23, 2017 back street is a 1932 american precode drama film directed by john m. The 1941 version of back street, directed by robert stevenson mary poppins, stars margaret sullavan and charles boyer with vivid supporting roles by richard carlson. Jun 20, 2012 back street 1961 susan hayward, john gavin. Its not fair to say steven spielbergs 1941 lacks pacing. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by fannie hurst, it tells the story of a woman who spends her life as the secret mistress of a wealthy married man. Disneys dumbo released amid animators strike in 1941. Five years after meeting and falling in love with a banker, a willful shop girl decides to become his mistress upon learning he has since gotten married and had a son. The story follows two lovers who have limited opportunities to get together because one of them is married. The reluctant dragon 1941 film sonicwbii wiki fandom. Back street pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released back street pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. The music score is by frank skinner, who also scored the 1941 version. Tim burtons liveaction dumbo launches march 29, a remake of the disney classic that opened oct.
A whirlwind romance follows, but paul is hesitant to settle down. According to an article of the hollywood reporter, it took three weeks to complete. The film stars susan hayward, john gavin, and vera miles. Watch back street full movie in hd visit movie 109016 previously filmed in 1932, and remade a third time in 1961, this second film. Upon completion of in the navy, this film went back into production in may 1941 as hold that ghost with the addition of the opening and closing nightclub scenes which added mischa auer, ted lewis, the andrews sisters and musical numbers to the proceedings. The great american broadcast 1941 the bride goes wild 1948 pride and prejudice 1940 dodsworth 1936 i met him in paris 1937 a star is. The hollywood boulevard set with cinema and uso dance hall, scene of the zoot suit riot and other mayhem, was the films largest interior set, built at warners burbank studios.
See more ideas about margaret sullavan, street and susan hayward. Back street 1941 was taken from a fannie hurst novel, a perennial soaper about a woman who makes sacrifices all her life for the man she loves walter saxel boyer meets rae smith margaret sullavan the two fall in love and plan to marry immediately. Since it is definitely the film of the principals, the remaining castincluding frank mchugh. Alfred hitchcock was considered for directing this film. Barbara stanwyck getting her makeup done on the set of forbidden, 1932. Variety deemed the effort a class a production that packs a hefty dramatic punch with a 1942 academy award nominated score by frank skinner. Previously filmed in 1932, and remade a third time in 1961, this second film version of fannie hursts novel stars margaret sullavan as a fashion designer in love with a.
The film daily became the disney daily in its pages for a good chunk of the middle of 1941. With 1932s back street, he strongly hinted at the shimmering quality of later masterpieces imitation of life and leave her to heaven. Hollywood movie classics to stream free business insider. In both earlier films, rae smith sacrifices 28 years of her life to her married lover, who can. Stahl and based on a novel by fannie hurst, who wrote the similarly successful imitation of life a film version by stahl was. Rae is kept from their rendezvous by a jealous admirer, and walter sails out of her life, thinking she had a change. The screenplay was finally completed in 2015, and the comingofage romantic drama has been heralded as an erotic triumph. That wars wounded and widows have barely reached middle age and already europe is at war again. Back street by david miller david miller, susan hayward. The devotion and love of the woman to the married man determines that she will be the back streets of him in. When back street later opened, hurst was vocal about her dislike for the film despite its vast. Back street, a sentimental romance, with charles boyer and. The reluctant dragon is a 1941 american live action and animated film produced by walt disney, directed by alfred werker, and released by rko radio pictures on june 20, 1941.
This was the second film version of back street, following a 1932 adaptation starring irene dunne and john boles and preceding a 1961 remake with susan hayward and john gavin. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A quintessential tearjerker in which a couple meets and falls in love but is unable to marry due to impossible circumstances. Aspiring fashion designer rae smith is delighted when young marine paul saxon helps her out of a sticky situation. Boles portrayed an engaged man who falls in love with another woman irene dunne. Irene dunne was one of the premier queens of melodrama in the 1930s and back street is a fine vehicle for her talent. Should be retitled back lot for the endless succession of cheesy, ersatz sets that resemble cincinnatti and new york about as much as minsk. We are an independent film unit, based in essex and ideally positioned for suffolk, norfolk and cambridgeshire, specialising in corporate social events, and commercial and private documentary film work. Back street 1941 in turnofthecentury cincinnati, vibrant shop girl ray smith margaret sullavan falls in love with banker walter saxel charles boyer, who is engaged to a socially prominent. This third film version of the lachrymose fannie hurst novel back street stars susan hayward as rae smith the role previously essayed by irene dunne in 1932 and. Broadway theatre group the hollywood boulevard set with cinema and uso dance hall, scene of the zoot suit riot and other mayhem, was the films largest interior set, built at warners burbank studios.
This was the last film written by billy wilder with his scripting partner charles brackett, before he embarked on his own directorial career. The film was completed in 1941 but wasnt actually released widely until 1946, because of the motion picture production associations request that director howard hughes cut down the amount of. Watch back street full movie in hd visit movie 109016 previously filmed in 1932, and remade a third time in 1961, this secon. Back street is a 1941 american drama film directed by robert stevenson and starring charles boyer and margaret sullavan. Back street 1941 cast and crew in turnofthecentury cincinnati, vibrant shop girl ray smith margaret sullavan falls in love with banker walter saxel charles boyer, who is engaged to a. Overview of back street, 1941, directed by robert stevenson, with charles boyer, margaret sullavan, richard carlson, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Robert stevenson, charles boyer, margaret sullavan, richard carlson, tim holt, bruce manning, bruce manning, felix jackson. This third film version of the lachrymose fannie hurst novel back street stars susan hayward as rae smith the role previously essayed by irene dunne in 1932 and margaret sullavan in 1941. Strikers picketed the films premiere with signs that attacked disney for unfair business practices, low pay, lack of recognition, and favoritism.
Mar 5, 2018 back street 1932 back street 1941 back street 1961. At one theater, sympathizers paraded down the street wearing a dragon costume bearing the legend the reluctant disney. May 19, 2020 back street 1932 back street 1941 back street 1961. The screenplay was written by william ludwig and eleanore griffin based on the novel of the same name by fannie hurst. The great wars epithetthe war to end all warsis revealed to be nothing more than wishful thinking. Ray margaret sullavan seeing off salesman and persistent suitor ed frank mchugh at the cincinnati train station, meeting suave walter charles boyer for the first time, in universals back street, 1941 view the tcmdb entry for back street 1941. Mitchell leisen a touching, moving soapopera style melodrama from ketti frings semiautobiographical story. Back street, one of the most popular and endearing love stories of alltime, has been brought to the silver screen several times over the years. With charles boyer, margaret sullavan, richard carlson, frank mchugh. The movie relentlessly throws gags at us until were dizzy. Back street is a 1961 american eastmancolor drama film directed by david miller, and produced by ross hunter. More the moral of the storythe idea of the story is a. The film was released in the middle of the disney animators strike of 1941. Scarcely an issue went by without the word disney in it somewhere the word cartoon was rarely in the same stories, even just to mention some showing had been extended somewhere.
That film is remembered as one of disneys shortest 64 minutes and sweetest. Its an attempt at that most tricky of genres, the blockbuster comedy, and it tries so hard to dazzle us that we want a break. This was the first of three film versions of hursts story. Directed by robert stevenson, the film also stars richard carlson, tim holt, frank mchugh, esther dale and cecil cunningham. Back street is a 1932 american precode drama film directed by john m. When walter discovers that rae has gone back home, he races to ohio to reclaim her hand. In this tearjerking drama, two starcrossed lovers who are married to other people carry on an affair for more than thirty years. Back street 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Based on the bestselling novel by fannie hurst imitation of life, back street is a quintessential tearjerker in which a couple meets and falls in love but is unable to marry due to impossible circumstances. The screenplay was written by william ludwig and eleanore. Although not as financially or critically successful as many of spielbergs other films, it received belated popularity. The new scenes required a rewriting and reworking of the existing footage. Overview of back street, 1941, directed by robert stevenson, with charles boyer, margaret sullavan, richard carlson, at turner classic movies. Back street 1941 dvd charles boyer margaret sullavan.