Street Scene

1h 18min

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.

Production Companies

Feature Productions

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

United Artists

Cast

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Rose Maurrant
Estelle Taylor

Estelle Taylor

Mrs. Anna Maurrant
Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Emma Jones
David Landau

David Landau

Mr. Frank Maurrant
Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Vincent Jones
Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Steve Sankey
Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino
John Qualen

John Qualen

Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)
Allen Fox

Allen Fox

Dick McGann (as Allan Fox)
Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker
Walter James

Walter James

Police Marshal James Henry
Max Montor

Max Montor

Abe Kaplan
Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Bert Easter - Rose's Boss
T.H. Manning

T.H. Manning

George Jones
Conway Washburne

Conway Washburne

Danny Buchanan
Ann Kostant

Ann Kostant

Shirley Kaplan
Adele Watson

Adele Watson

Olga Olsen
Lambert Rogers

Lambert Rogers

Willie Maurrant
George Humbert

George Humbert

Filippo Fiorentino
Helen Lovett

Helen Lovett

Laura Hildebrand
Richard Powell

Richard Powell

Officer Harry Murphy
Jane Mercer

Jane Mercer

Minor Role
Monte Carter

Monte Carter

Minor Role (as Monti Carter)
Harry Wallace

Harry Wallace

Fred Cullen

Release date

5th Sep 1931

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English