Question 1

Which actress replaced Clara Bow in City Streets after her nervous breakdown?

Accepted Answer

Sylvia Sidney replaced Clara Bow, who was originally cast but had a nervous breakdown. Nancy Carroll had declined the part.

Question 2

What was unique about the sound flashback in City Streets?

Accepted Answer

It was the first sound flashback: dialogue heard earlier was repeated over a huge close-up of Sylvia Sidney's tear-stained face as she recalls the past.

Question 3

What unusual car detail appears when The Kid picks up Nan from prison?

Accepted Answer

The Kid picks up Nan in a 1929 Lincoln Model L, which oddly sports a Hispano-Suiza hood ornament.

Question 4

Which famous author wrote the only original screenplay for City Streets?

Accepted Answer

Dashiell Hammett wrote the only original screenplay, adapted by Max Marcin with the eventual script by Oliver H.P. Garrett.

Question 5

What do the two china cats in a scene symbolize, and where did they come from?

Accepted Answer

The two china cats symbolize two people arguing and came from director Rouben Mamoulian's own collection.

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