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Catalog/Drama/Back Street
Back Street poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.1 / 100
1941·Drama / Romance·1h 29m

BACK STREET

In turn-of-the-century Cincinnati, vibrant shop girl Ray Smith falls in love with banker Walter Saxel, who is engaged to a socially prominent woman. Inadvertently prevented from running away with Walter, Ray remains single but reunites with him five years later. Despite Walter being married and having a son, Ray becomes his mistress, and over the years suffers social ostracism and long stretches of solitude while waiting for their brief interludes together.

Above the Line
Robert Stevenson·DirectorBruce Manning·ScreenplayFelix Jackson·ScreenplayFrank Skinner·Original Music Composer
Cast
Charles Boyer·Walter Louis SaxelMargaret Sullavan·Ray SmithRichard Carlson·Curt StantonFrank McHugh·Ed PorterTim Holt·Richard SaxelFrank Jenks·Harry NilesEsther Dale·Mrs. SmithPeggy Stewart·Freda SmithSamuel S. Hinds·Felix DarrenNell O'Day·Elizabeth Saxel
Full Crew
(5 credits)
Directing· 1
Robert Stevenson·Director
Writing· 3
Bruce Manning·ScreenplayFelix Jackson·ScreenplayFannie Hurst·Novel
Sound & Music· 1
Frank Skinner·Original Music Composer
By the Numbers
66.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Back Street's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Serious, Action Oriented
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a group of eight individuals, seven men and one woman, all appearing to be in action or poised for it, with several holding firearms. An old”

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Key Elements
HandgunsRevolver
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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