Street Scene

"The simple story of LIFE through the window pane of the house across the street."

Sep 5 1931 Approved 1h 20m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

In a hot summer afternoon in New York, Emma Jones gossips with other neighbors of her residential building about the affair of Mrs. Anna Maurrant and the milkman Steve Sankey. When the rude Mr. Frank Maurrant arrives, they change the subject. Meanwhile, their teenage daughter Rose Maurrant is sexually harassed by her boss Mr. Bert Easter; however, she likes her Jewish neighbor Sam that has a crush on her. On the next morning, Frank tells that is traveling to Stanford on business. Mrs. Maurrant meets the gentle Sankey in her apartment, but out of the blue Frank comes back home in an announced tragedy.

Written by

Elmer Rice

Directed by

King Vidor

Cast

Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Feature Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
2,229
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA