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Street Scene

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1931-09-05

Runtime: 78 mins

Director: King Vidor

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: Street Scene

Production Companies: Feature Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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