San Francisco

Name: San Francisco
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Released: 1936-06-26
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt, Jessie Ralph

1936·Movie·NR·115 min·★ 6.6(82)

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“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.

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Canada	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Germany	—	Amazon Video
France	Molotov TV, Cine+ OCS Amazon Channel , SFR Play	Apple TV Store, Canal VOD
Spain	Filmin	Apple TV Store
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Japan	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Amazon Video, FOD

About San Francisco

San Francisco is a 1936 English-language drama, romance and music film directed by W.S. Van Dyke. The cast is led by Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy. It has a runtime of 1h 55m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, TCM.

San Francisco was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and made in United States of America. It was released on June 26, 1936, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $1 million, it went on to gross $5 million worldwide.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Writers: Anita Loos, Robert E. Hopkins, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Release date: June 26, 1936
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $1 million
Box office: $5 million
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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San Francisco cast & crew

San Francisco was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and written by Anita Loos, Robert E. Hopkins, and Herman J. Mankiewicz.

The cast features Clark Gable as Blackie Norton, Jeanette MacDonald as Mary Blake, Spencer Tracy as Father Tim Mullin, Jack Holt as Jack Burley, Jessie Ralph as Mrs. Maisie Burley, and Ted Healy as Mat.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Oliver T. Marsh and it was produced by John Emerson and Bernard H. Hyman.

Is San Francisco worth watching?

San Francisco holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 82 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 55m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, romance, and music, San Francisco is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch San Francisco

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