Street Scene (1931 film)
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- This article is about Street Scene, a 1931 movie; for other meanings, see Street Scene (disambiguation).
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Directed by | King Vidor |
Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
Written by | Elmer Rice |
Starring | Estelle Taylor David Landau Sylvia Sidney William Collier Beulah Bondi |
Music by | Alfred Newman |
Cinematography | George Barnes Gregg Toland |
Editing by | Hugh Bennett |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date(s) | August 26, 1931 (New York City premiere) September 5 (wide) |
Running time | 80 min. |
Country | U.S.A. |
Language | English |
Budget | $584,000 (estimate) |
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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. Except for one scene which takes place inside a taxi, Vidor shot the entire film on a single set depicting half a city block of house fronts.
The movie stars Estelle Taylor, David Landau, Sylvia Sidney, William Collier, and Beulah Bondi (her screen debut). The music score is by Alfred Newman. Newman composed the eponymous title theme, in the style of Geroge Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The theme has been used in a countless succession of movies, including Where the Sidewalk Ends and an onscreen performance as the overture to How to Marry A Millionaire.
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