

Street Scene
1931-09-05 · 78 min · ★ 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.
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- Directors
- King Vidor
- Production companies
- Feature Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 584,000
Top 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
John QualenKarl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)
Nora CecilAlice Simpson - Welfare Worker
Walter JamesPolice Marshal James Henry
Walter MillerBert Easter - Rose's Boss
Adele WatsonOlga OlsenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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