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San Francisco

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San Francisco
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NR,1hr 56min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Released:
January 1, 1936
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy  ...more
Synopsis: The MGM historical "spectacular" San Francisco was allegedly based on a three-sentence synopsis, submitted verbally to producer B.F. Zeidman by studio troubleshooter Bob Hopkins. The story begins on the Barbary Coast on New Year's Eve, 1906, as rakish but likeable political boss Blackie Norton (Clark Gable) hires demure young singer Mary Blake (Jeanette MacDonald) to perform at his rowdy Paradise gambling house. Local priest Father Mullin (Spencer Tracy), Blackie's best friend, disapproves of the ... Full Synopsis
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Hans J. Wollstein, AMG Review
"I never will forget how that brave Jeanette just stood there in the ruins and sang and SANG!" belted Judy Garland in one of her memorable television specials. Garland had the audience in stitches, but Jeanette MacDonald took it well, it was said, and why shouldn't she have? San Francisco had removed her from the wooden Nelson Eddy and right into the arms of Clark Gable, with Spencer Tracy as her guardian ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Clark Gable
Blackie Norton
Jeanette MacDonald
Mary Blake
Spencer Tracy
Father Tim Mullin
Jack Holt
Jack Burley
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