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Street Scene

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

6.7

1931•1h 18m

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.

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Photo of Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Rose Maurrant

Photo of William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

Sam Kaplan

Photo of Estelle Taylor

Estelle Taylor

Mrs. Anna Maurrant

Photo of Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Emma Jones

Photo of David Landau

David Landau

Mr. Frank Maurrant

Photo of Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Vincent Jones

Photo of Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Steve Sankey

Photo of Greta Granstedt

Greta Granstedt

Mae Jones

Photo of John Qualen

John Qualen

Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)

Photo of Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Alice Simpson - Welfare Worker

Photo of Walter James

Walter James

Police Marshal James Henry

Photo of Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Bert Easter - Rose's Boss

Photo of Adele Watson

Adele Watson

Olga Olsen

Photo of George Humbert

George Humbert

Filippo Fiorentino

Photo of Jane Mercer

Jane Mercer

Minor Role

Photo of Virginia Davis

Virginia Davis

Photo of Marcia Mae Jones

Marcia Mae Jones

Photo of Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Photo of Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Photo of Louis Natheaux

Louis Natheaux

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