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Street Scene

The simple story of LIFE through the window pane of the house across the street.

The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, a murder.

1h 18m1931NRTMDb 6.8

DramaRomance

English

Crew and Cast

King VidorKing VidorDirectorSylvia SidneySylvia SidneyRose MaurrantWilliam Collier Jr.William Collier Jr.Sam KaplanEstelle TaylorEstelle TaylorMrs. Anna MaurrantBeulah BondiBeulah BondiEmma JonesDavid LandauDavid LandauMr. Frank MaurrantMatt McHughMatt McHughVincent JonesRussell HoptonRussell HoptonSteve SankeyGreta GranstedtGreta GranstedtMae Jones
Eleanor WesselhoeftMarguerite 'Greta' FiorentinoJohn QualenJohn QualenKarl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)
Allen FoxDick McGann (as Allan Fox)Nora CecilNora CecilAlice Simpson · Welfare Worker
Margaret RobertsonMinor RoleWalter JamesWalter JamesPolice Marshal James Henry
Max MontorAbe KaplanWalter MillerWalter MillerBert Easter · Rose's Boss
T.H. ManningGeorge Jones
Conway WashburneDanny Buchanan
Ann KostantShirley KaplanAdele WatsonAdele WatsonOlga Olsen
Lambert RogersWillie MaurrantGeorge HumbertGeorge HumbertFilippo Fiorentino
Helen LovettLaura Hildebrand
Richard PowellOfficer Harry MurphyJane MercerJane MercerMinor Role
Monte CarterMinor Role (as Monti Carter)
Harry WallaceFred CullenVirginia DavisVirginia Davis
Florence EnrightMarcia Mae JonesMarcia Mae Jones

Storyline

The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, a murder.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
5 September 1931
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (44 votes)

Production

Director
King Vidor
Studios
Feature Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$584,000.0

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English