Only a year before Street Of Woman came out the first Back Street hit the big screen with Irene Dunne playing the long suffering mistress whose long term affair never could see the light of day. I'm guessing Warner Brothers decided to film this story and give it to their current queen of tragedy Kay Francis so that they could capitalize on Back Street's popularity and give her a happier ending.
Kay is the long silent mistress of tycoon Alan Dinehart who has been married to a real witch of a woman in Marjorie Gateson. However he does have a daughter in Gloria Stuart with whom he takes comfort. Gloria finds out about the long standing affair inadvertently and just who do think is the young man is whom she's seeing. Why it's Allen Vincent, aspiring architect and brother of Francis.
For all concerned her carrying on with Stuart's father while Stuart was involved with her brother was too much for Kay. Glad she realized and glad Roland Young was around so she could wind up with a happy ending. That's better than what Irene Dunne and Margaret Sullavan and Susan Hayward in all three Back Street adaptions got.
This was a B feature woman's picture the kind that flourished back then, the absence of which leaves so many crying why there are no good roles for women these days. Meryl Streep seems to have no trouble finding them though.
Kay Francis with that lisp and soulful eyes was perfect casting for these films. She and the rest of the cast acquit themselves well. If your taste is women's pictures Street Of Women is for you.
Kay is the long silent mistress of tycoon Alan Dinehart who has been married to a real witch of a woman in Marjorie Gateson. However he does have a daughter in Gloria Stuart with whom he takes comfort. Gloria finds out about the long standing affair inadvertently and just who do think is the young man is whom she's seeing. Why it's Allen Vincent, aspiring architect and brother of Francis.
For all concerned her carrying on with Stuart's father while Stuart was involved with her brother was too much for Kay. Glad she realized and glad Roland Young was around so she could wind up with a happy ending. That's better than what Irene Dunne and Margaret Sullavan and Susan Hayward in all three Back Street adaptions got.
This was a B feature woman's picture the kind that flourished back then, the absence of which leaves so many crying why there are no good roles for women these days. Meryl Streep seems to have no trouble finding them though.
Kay Francis with that lisp and soulful eyes was perfect casting for these films. She and the rest of the cast acquit themselves well. If your taste is women's pictures Street Of Women is for you.