Overview - Back Street

Overview

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. There's a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her. Later she learns he's married. Determined to make it as a fashion designer, Rae moves to New York and becomes a great success. One day she happens to meet Paul again and again there's that spark but he's still married so, as a form of escape, Rae moves to Rome to set up shop. Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Paul's shrewish, drunken wife, Liz, won't give him a divorce. Time passes, the affair continues whenever time and place permit, but then, Paul's young son finds out about Rae and Rae's back-street world begins to crumble.

Cast

• Name: Susan Hayward

  Character: Rae Smith

  Popularity: 6.602

  

• Name: John Gavin

  Character: Paul Saxon

  Popularity: 8.583

  

• Name: Vera Miles

  Character: Liz Saxon

  Popularity: 15.46

  

• Name: Charles Drake

  Character: Curt Stanton

  Popularity: 5.982

  

• Name: Virginia Grey

  Character: Janey nee Smith

  Popularity: 6.637

  

• Name: Reginald Gardiner

  Character: Dalian

  Popularity: 6.515

  

• Name: Tammy Marihugh

  Character: Caroline

  Popularity: 2.999

  

• Name: Robert Eyer

  Character: Paul Saxon Jr.

  Popularity: 0.434