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Street Scene is a 1931 Pre-Code drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by King Vidor. With a screenplay by Elmer Rice adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Street Scene takes place on a New York City street from one evening until the following afternoon. Except for one scene which takes place inside a taxi, Vidor shot the entire film on a single set depicting half a city block of house fronts.
The movie stars Estelle Taylor, David Landau, Sylvia Sidney, William Collier, Jr., and Beulah Bondi (her screen debut). The music score is by Alfred Newman, his first complete film score. Newman composed the eponymous title theme, in the style of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The theme has been used in other movies, including Cry of the City, Kiss of Death, I Wake Up Screaming, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Dark Corner, Gentleman's Agreement and as the overture to How to Marry a Millionaire.
Original Release
09/05/1931
US Release
09/05/1931
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sylvia Sidney | Rose Maurrant |
William Collier Jr. | Sam Kaplan |
Estelle Taylor | Mrs. Anna Maurrant / Anna Maurrant |
Beulah Bondi | Emma Jones |
David Landau | Mr. Frank Maurrant / Frank Maurrant |
Matt McHugh | Vincent Jones |
Russell Hopton | Steve Sankey |
Greta Granstedt | Mae Jones |
Eleanor Wesselhoeft | Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino / Greta Fiorentino |
Allen Fox | Dick McGann (as Allan Fox) / Dick McGann |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sylvia Sidney | Rose Maurrant |
William Collier Jr. | Sam Kaplan |
Estelle Taylor | Mrs. Anna Maurrant / Anna Maurrant |
Beulah Bondi | Emma Jones |
David Landau | Mr. Frank Maurrant / Frank Maurrant |
Matt McHugh | Vincent Jones |
Russell Hopton | Steve Sankey |
Greta Granstedt | Mae Jones |
Eleanor Wesselhoeft | Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino / Greta Fiorentino |
Allen Fox | Dick McGann (as Allan Fox) / Dick McGann |
Nora Cecil | Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker / Alice Simpson |
Margaret Robertson | Minor Role |
Walter James | Police Marshal James Henry |
Max Montor | Abe Kaplan |
Walter Miller | Bert Easter - Rose's Boss / Bert Easter |
T.H. Manning | George Jones |
Conway Washburne | Danny Buchanan |
John Qualen | Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen) / Karl Olsen |
Ann Kostant | Shirley Kaplan |
Adele Watson | Olga Olsen |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |