
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.6/10 | 53% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 89% | 26% |
| TMDB | 6.8/1044 votes | 21% |
| Balasaur Score | 78 | 100% |
Key crew
- King VidorDirector
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sylvia SidneyRose Maurrant
- William Collier Jr.Sam Kaplan
- Estelle TaylorMrs. Anna Maurrant
- Beulah BondiEmma Jones
- David LandauMr. Frank Maurrant
- Matt McHughVincent Jones
- Russell HoptonSteve Sankey
- Greta GranstedtMae Jones
- Eleanor WesselhoeftMarguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino
- John QualenKarl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)
- Allen FoxDick McGann (as Allan Fox)
- Nora CecilAlice Simpson - Welfare Worker
























