Back in the day of the mobs running just everything, if you believe the films of the time. and the neighbors on the street are all gossiping about the goings on. in very non-specific accents, clearly, from somewhere else. and every stereotype you've ever seen in the movies. Anna Maurant ( Estelle Taylor) having a thing with the milkman Steven (Russell Hopton). and the daughter Rose (Sylvia Sidney) is having her own problems. the only name in the cast that i recognized was Beulah Bondi, who was nominated twice for supporting actress in the 1930s. this film is all about real people, real goings on, on a hot night in the big city. with all the neighbors watching. everyone knows everything. about everyone else. and pops Maurant knows, but isn't happy about any of it. murder. mayhem. sweltering, summer heat. Directed by King Vidor. was nominated FIVE times for films... was finally given an honorary lifetime achievement award.
Review of Street Scene
