Street Scene

1931 film by King Vidor

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6.8

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.

Released: 1931-09-0578 minDir: King VidorDrama, RomanceBudget: $584,000

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Cast

Sylvia Sidney as Rose Maurrant
William Collier Jr. as Sam Kaplan
Estelle Taylor as Mrs. Anna Maurrant
Beulah Bondi as Emma Jones
David Landau as Mr. Frank Maurrant
Matt McHugh as Vincent Jones

Themes

infidelity
new york city
neighbor
summer
tenement
gossip
apartment building
pre-code
jealous husband
melting pot

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

2,420 votes

Year: 1931
Runtime: 80 min
Genres: Drama, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood
Director: King Vidor
Screenwriter: Elmer Rice
Composer: Alfred Newman
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Production company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Cinematographer: Gregg Toland
Narrative location: New York City
Filming location: New York City
FilmAffinity ID: 960404
Image: Street-scene-1931.jpg

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publication date: 1931-01-01
distributed by: United Artists
title: Street Scene
color: black-and-white
Commons category: Street Scene (1931 film)
review score: 89%

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