Street Scene

Street Scene

Street Scene

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Street Scene

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

1931

1h 18m

6.8(44 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Rose Maurrant

William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

Sam Kaplan

Estelle Taylor

Estelle Taylor

Mrs. Anna Maurrant

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Emma Jones

David Landau

David Landau

Mr. Frank Maurrant

Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Vincent Jones

Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Steve Sankey

Greta Granstedt

Greta Granstedt

Mae Jones

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino

John Qualen

John Qualen

Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)

Creative team

Directed by: King Vidor
Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn

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