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San Francisco 1936

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 115 min

genre: drama

theme: disaster

director: D. W. Griffith

Score: 5 / 10

San Francisco is a 1936 American musical-drama disaster film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The film stars Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy. MacDonald's singing helped make this film a major hit, coming on the heels of her other 1936 blockbuster, Rose Marie.

Plot

On New Year's Eve, 1905, saloon keeper "Blackie" Norton hires Mary Blake to sing in his bar, the Paradise Club on Pacific Street in the notorious Barbary Coast of San Francisco. Mary becomes a star attraction at the Paradise, especially for her signature tune, "San Francisco". Blackie's friend Matt predicts that Mary will not stay long on the "Coast".

Awards

Academy Award for Best Sound

Cast

More details

author	Anita Loos Herman J. Mankiewicz Robert Hopkins
award	Academy Award for Best Sound
contentLocation	San Francisco
director	D. W. Griffith W. S. Van Dyke
editor	Tom Held
genre	drama
keywords	1906 san francisco earthquake barbary coast build dressing room even golden gate park march market street mourn new year nob hill one night opening night opera house police department police raid prize money raid san francisco board of supervisors san francisco police department search sing the battle hymn of the republic the earthquake hits the city theme from san francisco
musicBy	Walter Jurmann
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Story
producer	Bernard H. Hyman John Emerson
productionCompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
publisher	Loews Cineplex Entertainment
recordedAt	San Francisco
theme	disaster