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Street Scene
“The simple story of LIFE through the window pane of the house across the street.”
6.8 / 10• 1931• 1h 18m•NR• English
DramaRomance
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.
Cast & Crew
Sylvia Sidney
Rose Maurrant
Lead
William Collier Jr.
Sam Kaplan
Estelle Taylor
Mrs. Anna Maurrant
Beulah Bondi
Emma Jones
David Landau
Mr. Frank Maurrant
Matt McHugh
Vincent Jones
Russell Hopton
Steve Sankey
Greta Granstedt
Mae Jones
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. King Vidor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Street Scene is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
