Street Scene
1931 · Movie · NR · 78 min · ★ 6.8 · 84% critics
A sweltering summer turns a New York tenement into a hotbed of gossip, jealousy, and bigotry as residents pass judgment on one another. Daily life grows increasingly tense, and then violence erupts with a murder that shocks the block.
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Details
- Years
- 1931
- Release date
- 1931-09-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (40 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, talk-heavy street-level drama set during a sweltering New York heatwave and focused on everyday neighbors; Not for you if you dislike ensemble stories, dated ethnic stereotypes, or films that feel like a filmed play, similar to The Crowd.
Pros: gritty city atmosphere; ensemble drama; heatwave tension | Cons: hard-to-follow many characters; dated stereotypes; feels like a filmed play
Themes
- infidelity
- new york city
- neighbor
- summer
- tenement
- gossip
- apartment building
- pre-code
- jealous husband
- melting pot
- heatwave
- apartment
- +3 more
Cast & crew
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
Russell Hopton
as Steve Sankey
Greta Granstedt
as Mae Jones
- EW
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
as Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino
John Qualen
as Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)
Directed by King Vidor