Back street is a 1961 american eastmancolor drama film directed by david miller, and produced by ross hunter. The movie, which was panned by critics, was not popular with viewers. The screenplay was written by william ludwig and eleanore griffin based on the novel by. David miller, eleanore griffin, ross hunter, susan hayward, john gavin, vera miles, charles drake, virginia grey. We have also implemented additional coupons and savings on the site in addition to lowering the pricing. An intimate film portrait of the worlds biggest boy band. Tcm presents back street 1941 and 1961 back to back tonight.
This movie was nominated for an oscar for best costume design, color. Show em what youre made of is a film that only fans who are seriously overinvested in that once formidable boy band could love. Back street 1941back street 1961 dvd, 2012 for sale. We truly believe movie watching is a terrific way for families to be together and share memories. 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. Back street 1961 cast and crew fannie hursts best seller of a married man and his mistress who foster a passionate affair for over 20 years. Back street 1932 film back street is a 1932 american precode drama film directed by john m. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Interestingly, however, only the third retelling of the story, the 1961 moderndress technicolor version starring susan hayward and john gavin was made available onto home video in the 1990s. John gavin and susan hayward were excellent together. I have always liked the 50s melodramas and backstreet is a prime example. Back street was remade once more in 1961 by director david miller with john gavin and susan hayward as the leads, but the 1941 version is still considered the best adaptation and it won an oscar nomination for best dramatic score by frank skinner. In 2011, both 1941 and 1961 versions to back street have become available on dvd package through turner home entertainment.
This list shows all films released in 1961, including films that went directtovideo, or only got an international theatrical release. Both are very enjoyable to watch but still very different. A whirlwind romance follows, but paul is hesitant to settle down. Back street 1961 passed 1h 47min drama 12 october 1961 usa in lincoln, the ambitious aspirantdesigner rae smith has an incident with a wolf department store businessman and is rescued by the marine paul saxon.
Set your filters according to your mood and let our engine suggest you movies. Back street is a 1961 american eastmancolor drama film directed by david miller, and. Susan hayward may be too old and too tough for the part. You can watch random movie trailers instantly, no need to login. Back street is a 1961 film made by universal pictures, starring susan hayward, john gavin, and vera miles.
Back street is a 1961 film made by universal pictures, directed by david miller, and produced by ross hunter. Based on the bestselling novel by fannie hurst imitation of life, back street is a quintessential tearjerker in. Backstreet boys lost video first gig before they were famous. Film stars john gavin, susan hayward, vera miles virginia grey. Back street 1961 david miller, susan hayward, john gavin, vera miles, drama october 31, 2015 ambitious but thwarted, rae smith meets handsome marine paul saxon, of the saxon department store chain, as he passes through lincoln, nebraska, on. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. Still on the night they met, rae susan hayward is rescued by marine paul john gavin, from her interview with dressmaker venner alex gerry who had more than business in mind, in the third version, from 1961, of fannie hursts back street. The music score is by frank skinner, who also scored the 1941 version.
Back street 1961 universal pictures home entertainment. We have a vast collection of rare drama and romance movies on dvd for sale. Fannie hurst sure could write these teary classics, and its too bad there arent writers around like her anymore. The best movies of 1961 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank.
This movie directed by david miller whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. Backstreet movie premiere 1961 archival public domain newsreel. You knew there was plenty of sex in this movie but. Directed by david miller midnight lace, this emotional remake garnered an oscar nomination for best costume design.
The third version of fannie hursts novel, filmed in 1932 and 1941, is the weakest. The film stars susan hayward, john gavin and vera miles. It was pauls son with his little sister and the movie ended with rae with her arms around them. Back street is a film directed by david miller with susan hayward, john gavin, vera miles, charles drake, year. The universal international orchestra is conducted by joseph gershenson. Back street is one of best movie released on 12 october 1961 starring susan hayward, john gavin, vera miles, charles drake, virginia grey. Butterfly mcqueen e hattie mcdaniel dietro le quinte della via col vento things in hollywood were much different back in the get ready for some of these secrets surrounding the filming of gone with the wind. 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.
Fannie hursts best seller of a married man and his mistress who foster a passionate affair for over 20 years. Back street 1961 fannie hursts best seller of a married man and his mistress who foster a passionate affair for over 20 years. Directed by david miller midnight lace, this emotional remake garnered 1962 academy award forbest costume design. For the lush 1961 color version, producer ross hunter all that heaven allows teamed susan hayward and john gavin as the starcrossed lovers with vera miles, charles drake and virginia grey cast in prominent supporting roles. 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. Its so delicious bad its monumental, a masterpiece of nonsense. Back street runs 107 minutes long and 107 minutes of the final scene of titanic would be less sad then the entirety of back street. We at have lowered the cost of all store items for a limited time. Glad i saw the movie first which i loved and then read the book which i didnt love instead of the other way around.
In this tearjerking drama, two starcrossed lovers who are married to other people carry on an affair for more than thirty years. Theres a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he. Margaret sullavan and charles boyer star in the second remake from 1941. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. 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.
Even without having douglas sirk directing, he still maintained a certain level of predicting what would suck an audience into the movie and of pulling out the stops at exactly the right time. Back street online full movies 123 fast streaming on movies123. It was a very original plot and susan hayward is movie. Fannie hursts best seller of a married man and his. Back street 1961 susan hayward, john gavin susan hayward. We have actors in detail, for example susan hayward, john gavin, vera miles, charles drake, virginia grey, reginald gardiner, tammy marihugh, robert eyer, natalie schafer, doreen mclean, alex gerry, karen norris, hayden rorke, mary lawrence, joseph cronin and so on. The screenplay was written by william ludwig and eleanore griffin based on the novel by fannie hurst. Back street 1961 main theme composed by frank skinner. Third version of fannie hurst popular melodrama, starring susan hayward and john gavin january 26, 2012 by emanuellevy david millers third version of fannie hursts bestselling novel back street is the most lavishly produced by ross hunter, but also the weakest in terms of acting and feeling. Read the back street movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
Back street 1961 david miller, susan hayward, john gavin. Back street 1961 dvd online movie location service. Susan heyward, john gavin, and vera miles star in this glitzy. Back street manufactured on demand, ntsc format on tcm shop. Back street is a 1932 american precode drama film directed by john m. Both midnight lace and portrait in black the two he produced after imitation of life and before back street are cool movies. 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. Aspiring fashion designer rae smith is delighted when young marine paul saxon helps her out of a sticky situation. Aspiring fashion designer, rae susan hayward and married man, paul john gavin. I had seen the 1961 movie version with susan hayward and john gavin and so was shocked at the huge difference between the book and that version. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic uscanada theatrical release. They were two of my favorite three characters in the movie along with mr.
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