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Street Scene (1931) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by King Vidor and produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

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Street Scene (1931): King Vidor and Sylvia Sidney

By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 26, 2022 From 4 Star Films

Film at its finest is able to use images to leave an indelible impression on an audience. King Vidor’s Street Scene opens with a telling montage. Kids being sprayed by a hose in a street. A slab of ice being carried off by a worker. A man swatting gnats away from his horse. A dog sprawled out ... Read full article

Street Scene (1931)

By Angela on Nov 5, 2013 From Hollywood Revue

While New York City is in the grips of a heat wave, the residents of one building beat the heat by sitting on the building’s stoop and catching up on gossip.  Emma Jones (Beulah Bondi), the building’s resident busybody, is only too happy to make sure everyone knows what Anna Murant (Est... Read full article

"Street Scene," or Slum Like It Hot

By David on Oct 20, 2012 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

The 1931 film "Street Scene" opens with Alfred Newman's theme music -- music that is so evocative of a city that it was being used as "New York Music" in 20th Century-Fox films twenty years later. And unlike many film scores of the time, it has a sophisticated orchestration -- you hear it and you ex... Read full article

"Street Scene," or Slum Like It Hot

By David on Oct 20, 2012 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

The 1931 film "Street Scene" opens with Alfred Newman's theme music -- music that is so evocative of a city that it was being used as "New York Music" in 20th Century-Fox films twenty years later. And unlike many film scores of the time, it has a sophisticated orchestration -- you hear it and you ex... Read full article

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Street Scene Facts
Debut of John Qualen.
The play opened in New York City, New York, USA, on 10 January 1929 and had 601 performances. Eight performers in the movie originated their roles in the play: T.H. Manning, Beulah Bondi, Conway Washburne, John Qualen, Matt McHugh, Ann Kostant, Eleanor Wesselhoeft and George Humbert. The play won the Pulitzer Prize in 1929 for best drama.
Louis Natheaux is listed in studio records for the role of "Easter", but he was replaced by Walter Miller.
Film debut of Beulah Bondi.
The entire tenement district set including the elevated station was built on the back lot of the United Artists Studio in Hollywood. If you look closely at the end of the street under the twin staircases that go up to the train station you'll see they used a huge painted backing to extend the street.
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