十字街頭 (1937) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1937, 十字街頭 is a drame and romance film directed by Shen Xiling, running about 110 minutes.

What it’s about. Four students in Shanghai have recently finished university. All are unemployed. Xu contemplates suicide but his friend Zhao talks him out of it. Zhao lives in a shabby room with just a flimsy wall of planks separating him from the room behind. Miss Yang, in town to take a factory job, moves in behind. Her nails into the wall knock Zhao's photos down. The unseen neighbours start playing tit for tat... Zhao gets a job as proofreader at a newspaper. He sees that pretty girl on the tram to work every day. He doesn't know her, but it's Miss Yang... Zhao is assigned to cover labour conditions for the paper. He is sent to a factory, the one where Miss Yang works...

Who’s in it. 十字街頭 stars Zhao Dan, Yang Bai, Ying Yin and Meng Sha, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, 十字街頭 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 十字街頭 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 十字街頭 tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.