

Street Scene
1931 · Movie · 1h 18m · NR
DramaRomance
"The simple story of LIFE through the window pane of the house across the street."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Key crew
- King VidorDirector
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
Stills
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Themes
infidelitynew york cityneighborsummertenementgossipapartment buildingpre-codejealous husbandmelting potheatwaveapartment























