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City Streets

1938 · 68 min

A gentle, heartfelt melodrama that tugs at the heartstrings with its tale of sacrifice and recovery, offering warmth and hope.

Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Drama
Starring
Edith Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Tommy Bond
Tagline
THE MOVING TALE OF TWO LOVABLE SOULS!
Overview
When her mother dies, wheel-chair bound Winnie Brady is taken in by shopkeeper and neighbor "Uncle" Joe Carmine. Joe convinces Father Ryan to let him informally adopt her. Joe and Winnie live together with Tommy Devlin and his grandmother, Mrs. Devlin, and a dog Winnie names Muriel. Joe sells his shop to pay for an unsuccessful operation on Winnie's legs. This bankrupts Carmine, who then earns a meager living selling fruits and vegetables on the streets. Winnie is sent to live in an orphanage, and Carmine is discouraged from continuing his relationship with her. Carmine is so distraught by grief that he slowly begins to die. Winnie is brought to him by Father Ryan, and she finds the strength to stand and walk to his bedside and sings his favorite song, "Santa Maria." Later, after Winnie has acquired full use of her legs, Joe, in his new catering truck, takes the children on a picnic in the country.

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Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Drama
Starring
Edith Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Tommy Bond
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • found family
  • healing
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Written by
Lou Breslow, Fred Niblo Jr.
Starring
Edith Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Tommy Bond, Mary Gordon, Helen Jerome Eddy, Joe King, Frank Sheridan, Arthur Loft
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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