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Street Scene is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by King Vidor. With a screenplay by Elmer Rice adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, Street Scene takes place on a New York City street from one evening until the following afternoon. Except for one scene which takes place inside ...
89% Tomatometer 9 Reviews. 72% Audience Score 100+ Ratings. Adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this slice-of-life tale captures one day on a residential Manhattan street.
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- Sylvia Sidney
- King Vidor
- Samuel Goldwyn Company
It almost functions as a 'docudrama,' vividly capturing a particular tenement street scene in New York City. This intense 80-minute film tackles a wide array of vital themes with minimal buffering, making it a highly engaging and powerful watch.
Jan 19, 2022 · “Street Scene” is famously “pre-Code” although the only surviving print of it is apparently “approved,” as in tidied up according to Production Code standards. It’s still jarring to hear long-abandoned slurs dropped with the casual ease of regular use.
Oct 19, 2011 · "Street Scene is a 1931 black-and-white drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by King Vidor. With a screenplay by Elmer Rice adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Street Scene takes place on a New York City street from one evening until the following afternoon.
On a hot summer afternoon in New York, Emma Jones gossips with other neighbors of her residential building about the affair of Mrs. Anna Maurrant and milkman Steve Sankey. When rude Mr. Frank Maurrant arrives, they change the subject.
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King Vidor's film adaptation of Edgar Rice's Pulitzer Prize winning play about the denizens of a tenement on New York's West Side is a gracefully crafted well paced story balanced by an abundance of humor and sadness.
