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- Release date: June 26, 1936 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028216/
- Director: W.S. Van Dyke http://www.allmovie.com/work/san-francis...
- Writer: Anita Loos http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028216/
- Editor: Tom Held http://www.allmovie.com/work/san-francis...
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028216/comp...
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028216/comp...
- Running time: 115 min http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028216/
- Genre: Adventure | Drama | Musical | Romance http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028216/
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San Francisco is a 1936 film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, written by Anita Loos, starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy and Jack Holt. It was nominated for six Oscars, of which it won one. The film tells the story of Mary Blake, who, out of poverty, starts singing at a local gambling hall. When she moves on, the owner of the gambling hall, Blackie, keeps following her. The confrontations between Mary and Blackie are suddenly put to a stop with the advent of the San Franscisco earthquake.
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Plot Synopsis
Mary Blake (Jeanette MacDonald) is a young singer, destined to sing at classy locations. However, as she is broke and hungry, so she turns to Blackie Norton (Clark Gable) for work. Blackie runs a low-down gambling saloon, and only offers Mary a job after she shows her legs. Blackie is secretly in love with Mary, but doesn't admit it to her, and even chases her away by making a poster showing Mary in tights. She leaves for Tivoli, a higher class club, while leaving Blackie with a closed down gambling hall. She decides to help him out by entering a singing competition for him, and wins him the first prize. Blackie refuses the money, bringing the feud between the two to new heights. All conflicts are forgotten, however, as a big rumble starts the big San Francisco Earthquake. -
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Cast
- Clark Gable as Blackie Norton
- Jeanette MacDonald as Mary Blake
- Spencer Tracy as Father Mullin
- Jack Holt as Jack Burley
- Jessie Ralph as Mrs. Burley
- Ted Healy as Mat
- Shirley Ross as Trixie
- Margaret Irving as Della Bailey
- Harold Huber as 'Babe'
- Edgar Kennedy as Sheriff
- Al Shean as Professor
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Reviews
"A huge blockbuster, this MGM melodrama is mostly known for its ten-minute recreation of the 1906 Earthquake, but it also has an emotionally engaging story and is extremely well-acted by Gable, Tracy, and Jeanette MacDonald, who sings the famous song. "—Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Comhttp://www.emanuellevy.com/search/details.cfm?id=6203"The most interesting thing about this film was its phenomenal re-enactment of the San Francisco earthquake. "—Michael W. Phillips, Jr., "Goatdog's Movieshttp://goatdog.com/moviePage.php?movieID=117
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