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Back Street (novel)

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Language
  
English

Originally published
  
1931

Genre
  
Romance novel

Publication date
  
1931

Author
  
Fannie Hurst

Country
  
United States of America

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Adaptations
  
Back Street (1961), Back Street (1932), Back Street (1941)

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Back Street is a romance novel written by Fannie Hurst in 1931, with underlying themes of death and adultery. It has been filmed three times since its publication:

  • In 1932 by director John M. Stahl, starring John Boles and Irene Dunne.
  • In 1941 by director Robert Stevenson, starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan.
  • In 1961 by director David Miller, starring Susan Hayward and John Gavin.

    • All three films were released by Universal Pictures, and the third was in Technicolor.

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