Street Scene

King Vidor
1931-09-05

The simple story of LIFE through the window pane of the house across the street.
6.8
78 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Sylvia Sidney Rose Maurrant Unowned
William Collier Jr. Sam Kaplan Unowned
Estelle Taylor Mrs. Anna Maurrant Unowned
Beulah Bondi Emma Jones Unowned
David Landau Mr. Frank Maurrant Unowned
Matt McHugh Vincent Jones Unowned
Russell Hopton Steve Sankey Unowned
Greta Granstedt Mae Jones Unowned
Eleanor Wesselhoeft Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino Unowned
John Qualen Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen) Unowned
Allen Fox Dick McGann (as Allan Fox) Unowned
Nora Cecil Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker Unowned
Margaret Robertson Minor Role Unowned
Walter James Police Marshal James Henry Unowned
Max Montor Abe Kaplan Unowned
Walter Miller Bert Easter - Rose's Boss Unowned
T.H. Manning George Jones Unowned
Conway Washburne Danny Buchanan Unowned
Ann Kostant Shirley Kaplan Unowned
Adele Watson Olga Olsen Unowned
Lambert Rogers Willie Maurrant Unowned
George Humbert Filippo Fiorentino Unowned
Helen Lovett Laura Hildebrand Unowned
Richard Powell Officer Harry Murphy Unowned
Jane Mercer Minor Role Unowned
Monte Carter Minor Role (as Monti Carter) Unowned
Harry Wallace Fred Cullen Unowned
Virginia Davis Unowned
Florence Enright Unowned
Marcia Mae Jones Unowned
Tiny Jones Unowned
Dorothy Vernon Unowned
Eric Mayne Unowned
Louis Natheaux Unowned
Buddy Roosevelt Unowned