As Newman became one of Hollywood's most prolific composers, his Street Scene theme would reappear in a dozen films, even serving as the overture for How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). Street Scene opened at New York's Rivoli Theatre on August 26, 1931, heralded by the most massive publicity campaign Goldwyn had ever engineered. Sidney was so nervous that night she couldn't speak, but she was called to the stage for several bows after the film.