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Director:
King Vidor
Writers:
Elmer Rice (play)
Elmer Rice (adaptation)
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Release Date:
5 September 1931 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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NewsDesk:
In Pictures: '25th Annual Street Scene'
 (From Monsters and Critics. 31 August 2009, 7:01 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Two Words: Beulah Bondi more (13 total)
US TV Schedule:
Sat. Dec. 58:30 AMTCM   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Walter Miller ... Mr. Bert Easter (Rose's boss)
Sylvia Sidney ... Rose Maurrant
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 (as Greta Grandstedt)
Eleanor Wesselhoeft ... Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino
Allan Fox ... Dick McGann
Nora Cecil ... Alice Simpson (welfare worker)
Margaret Robertson
Walter James ... Marshal James Henry
Max Montor ... Abe Kaplan
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #1321-R, 29 August 1935 for re-release)
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Debut of John Qualen. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Street Scene (1979) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Sidewalks of New York more

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User Comments

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Two Words: Beulah Bondi, 25 February 2005
10/10
Author: drednm2004 from United States

The veteran character actress made her film debut in Street Scene and she is superb as the vicious gossip. This very unsentimental story, based on the Elmer Rice play showcases many excellent performances. The film is well directed by King Vidor and boasts a great score by Alfred Newman (love that jazz music!). The action takes place on the stoop of a New York City tenement. Gossip swirls around one of the tenants who is having an affair. There is also lots of talks about "foreigners" and socialism and of course the heat. As the city swelters, tensions rise and passions flare. Good story. Beaula Bondi takes acting honors as Mrs. Jones. She is so EVIL yet funny. Superb performance. Sylvia Sidney gets the first of her great "tenement" roles. William Collier, Jr. plays the Jewish student. Silent film star Estelle Taylor is wonderful as the lonely woman. Taylor should have had a bigger "talkie" career. John Qualen plays the Swedish janitor. George Humbert is the Italian tenant. David Landau is good as the jealous husband. Ann Kostant, Nora Cecil, Richard Powell, Matt McHugh, Russell Hopton, and Greta Granstedt are all good. Great camera work and sets..... A wonderful film.

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