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DramaRomanceMusic

San Francisco

- She Fell In Love . . . with the toughest guy on the toughest street in the world!

A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.

Release Date : 1936-06-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Clark Gable

Character Name : Blackie Norton

Original Name : Clark Gable

Gender : Male

Jeanette MacDonald

Character Name : Mary Blake

Original Name : Jeanette MacDonald

Gender : Female

Spencer Tracy

Character Name : Father Tim Mullin

Original Name : Spencer Tracy

Gender : Male

Jack Holt

Character Name : Jack Burley

Original Name : Jack Holt

Gender : Male

Jessie Ralph

Character Name : Mrs. Maisie Burley

Original Name : Jessie Ralph

Gender : Female

Ted Healy

Character Name : Mat

Original Name : Ted Healy

Gender : Male

Shirley Ross

Character Name : Trixie

Original Name : Shirley Ross

Gender : Female

Margaret Irving

Character Name : Della Bailey

Original Name : Margaret Irving

Gender : Female

Harold Huber

Character Name : 'Babe'

Original Name : Harold Huber

Gender : Male

Edgar Kennedy

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Edgar Kennedy

Gender : Male

Al Shean

Character Name : Professor

Original Name : Al Shean

Gender : Male

William Ricciardi

Character Name : Signor Baldini

Original Name : William Ricciardi

Gender : Male

Kenneth Harlan

Character Name : 'Chick'

Original Name : Kenneth Harlan

Gender : Male

Roger Imhof

Character Name : 'Alaska'

Original Name : Roger Imhof

Gender : Male

Charles Judels

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Charles Judels

Gender : Male

Russell Simpson

Character Name : 'Red' Kelly

Original Name : Russell Simpson

Gender : Male

Bert Roach

Character Name : Freddie Duane

Original Name : Bert Roach

Gender : Male

Warren Hymer

Character Name : Hazeltine

Original Name : Warren Hymer

Gender : Male

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Character Name : Madame Albani (uncredited)

Original Name : Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Gender : Female

Gertrude Astor

Character Name : Drunk's Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Astor

Gender : Female

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Picnicker (uncredited)

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

King Baggot

Character Name : Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

Original Name : King Baggot

Gender : Male

Margaret Bert

Character Name : Salvation Army Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Margaret Bert

Gender : Female

Sidney Bracey

Character Name : Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)

Original Name : Sidney Bracey

Gender : Male

G. Pat Collins

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : G. Pat Collins

Gender : Male

Nigel De Brulier

Character Name : Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

Original Name : Nigel De Brulier

Gender : Male

Vernon Dent

Character Name : Fat Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Vernon Dent

Gender : Male

Tom Dugan

Character Name : Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

John George

Character Name : Custodian at Blackie Norton's (uncredited)

Original Name : John George

Gender : Male

D.W. Griffith

Character Name : Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : D.W. Griffith

Gender : Male

Bronislau Kaper

Character Name : Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Bronislau Kaper

Gender : Male

Frank Mayo

Character Name : Dealer (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Mayo

Gender : Male

Tom McGuire

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom McGuire

Gender : Male

John "Skins" Miller

Character Name : Man on Stretcher (uncredited)

Original Name : John "Skins" Miller

Gender : Male

James Murray

Character Name : Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

Original Name : James Murray

Gender : Male

William H. O'Brien

Character Name : Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Dennis O'Keefe

Character Name : New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Lillian Rich

Character Name : Nun (uncredited)

Original Name : Lillian Rich

Gender : Female

William Ripley Dorr

Character Name : Choir (uncredited)

Original Name : William Ripley Dorr

Gender : Male

Jason Robards Sr.

Character Name : Father (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Robards Sr.

Gender : Male

Frank Sheridan

Character Name : Founders' Club Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Sheridan

Gender : Male

Harry Strang

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Ben Taggart

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Taggart

Gender : Male

Dorothy Vernon

Character Name : New Years Eve Reveler (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Vernon

Gender : Female

Rosemary Theby

Character Name : Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

Original Name : Rosemary Theby

Gender : Female

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Character Name : Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-10-30

I sometimes found Jeanette MacDonald to be a sort of singing hybrid of Bette Davis and Binnie Barnes! She reminds me very much of that here in this engaging, if slightly long, romantic tale set just before the infamous San Francisco earthquake. "Mary Blake" arrives in the city looking for a job and she alights on the owner of the "Paradise Café". He's the suave and savvy "Blackie Norton" (Clark Gable) and he takes quite a shine to her. So too does his rather wealthier and more high-brow competitor "Burley" (Jack Holt) who might be a better fit for this girl's operatic ambitions. What now ensues sees the chemistry between MacDonald and Gable ebb and flow against a background of crookedness, envy and some good old-fashioned thuggery. Trying to help everyone stay on the right track is his childhood friend "Tim" (Spencer Tracy) who now just happens to be the local priest, a dab hand with a boxing glove, and a man who refuses to see evil in just about anyone. "Mary" has some tough choices to make, and those around her seem perfectly happy to make it for her if she doesn't - so which way is she going to turn? There's no doubt that MacDonald could sing, and her performances here are powerful and at times quite mischievous as her semi-operatic numbers illustrate quite well her character's struggle to fit into a society that wanted music hall numbers and not a good dose of "Faust"! Gable brings his usual lighthearted charm to the proceedings and there are a couple of amiable scenes from the rags-to-riches "Maisie" (Jessie Ralph) to remind us that just about everyone in that city started from nothing - even those on it's exclusive Nob Hill. The photography and visual effects at the end are really quite impressive and the audio of both the musical and thunderous elements of destruction work really quite well on a big screen too. It's not a plot that really stands out, but everyone here works well together to provide an enjoyable reminder of not just these stars, but also of the variety of Vaudeville entertainers that our forebears watched on stage.