---
title: 'Back Street (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Miller'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/back-street-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054653/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Back Street (1961)

1961 · 107 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Back Street is a 1961 American Eastmancolor drama film directed by David Miller, and produced by Ross Hunter. The screenplay was written by William Ludwig and Eleanore Griffin based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Fannie Hurst. The music score is by Frank Skinner, who also scored the 1941 version. The film stars Susan Hayward, John Gavin, and Vera Miles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-miller)
- **Screenplay:** [Eleanore Griffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleanore-griffin), [William Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-ludwig)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank Skinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-skinner)
- **Producer:** [Ross Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-hunter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stanley Cortez](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-cortez)
- **Editor:** [Milton Carruth](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-carruth)

## Cast

- [Vera Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-miles)
- [Hayden Rorke](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayden-rorke)
- [Eugene Borden](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-borden)
- [John Gavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gavin)
- [Natalie Schafer](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-schafer)
- [Charles Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-drake)
- [Virginia Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-grey)
- [Susan Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-hayward)
- [Reginald Gardiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-gardiner)
- [Alex Gerry](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-gerry)

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