''City Streets'', with Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney, 1931
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''City Streets'', with Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney, 1931
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Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Posters
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A vintage movie poster of ''City Streets'', a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney. The film is known for its early use of sound and its gritty portrayal of urban crime and gangster life during the Prohibition era.
The story revolves around Nan, played by Sylvia Sidney, the daughter of a bootlegger who falls in love with The Kid, played by Gary Cooper, a sharpshooter at a carnival. When Nan's father is wrongly accused of murder, The Kid takes the blame to protect her family. After The Kid is sent to prison, Nan is drawn into the dangerous world of gangsters and bootleggers.
"City Streets" is notable for its atmospheric cinematography and innovative use of sound. It features sequences with limited dialogue and relies on visual storytelling to convey the emotions and tension of the characters.
The film explores themes of crime, love, and redemption, as Nan and The Kid find themselves caught in a web of criminal activities. It showcases the struggles and moral dilemmas faced by its characters in a harsh and unforgiving urban environment.
"City Streets" is often praised for its realistic depiction of the era's crime and for the chemistry between Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney. The film is considered one of the early classics of the gangster film genre, predating more famous films like "Little Caesar" and "The Public Enemy."
While it may not be as well-known as some later gangster films, "City Streets" remains an important part of the cinematic legacy of the early 1930s and is recognized for its contributions to the development of sound in filmmaking and its portrayal of urban crime and romance during the Prohibition era.
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June 1st, 2021
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