Film

Street Scene

Name: Street Scene
Director: King Vidor
Released: 1931
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor, Beulah Bondi, David Landau

1931 · 78 min · ★ 6.8 · Dir. King Vidor

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

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.