Street Scene 1931
"The simple story of LIFE through the window pane of the house across the street."
Overview
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.
Director: King Vidor
Cast
Sylvia Sidney
Rose Maurrant
William Collier Jr.
Sam Kaplan
Estelle Taylor
Mrs. Anna Maurrant
Beulah Bondi
Emma Jones
David Landau
Mr. Frank Maurrant
Matt McHugh
Vincent Jones
Russell Hopton
Steve Sankey
Greta Granstedt
Mae Jones
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Marguerite 'Greta' Fiorentino
John Qualen
Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)