#1. Back Street (1941)

Storyline: Pretty Rae Smith and handsome Walter Saxel meet, fall in love and make plans to marry. Unfortunately, their marriage plans get sabotaged when a jealous beau makes Rae miss the ceremony. The two meet many years later in New York, only now Walter is married. Refusing to be shut out of his life, Rae agrees to be Walter's mistress.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

Plot Keywords: shopgirl, banker, manufacturer, mistress, son, wife, melodramatic ...

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#3. Rings on Her Fingers (1942)

Storyline: Susan Miller (Gene Tierney) works as a shopgirl but fantasizes about one day being rich. One afternoon, she meets Maybelle (Spring Byington) and Warren (Laird Cregar), two con artists on the lookout for a pretty girl to join their marrying-for-money scheme. Susan agrees to join them, and soon the three have set their sights on John Wheeler (Henry Fonda), a mathematician with a fondness for boats. Susan realizes he's not a millionaire, but falls for him anyway, causing trouble with her partners.

Plot Keywords: shopgirl, con artist, mathematician, police detective, partner, criminal, emotional ...

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#4. Our Blushing Brides (1930)

Storyline: Three department store girls--Connie, Franky, and Jerry--share an apartment on West 91st Street in New York City. Each earns little more than 20 dollars per week. Jerry is the sensible one, but the others throw themselves at amoral rich men in an attempt to hook one and better themselves. They end up being hurt and disappointed despite Jerry's attempts to warn them.—Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>

Plot Keywords: shopgirl, shop owner, wealthy man, criminal, married man, mistress, melodramatic ...

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