Review of San Francisco (1936) by Mike L — 05 Sep 2012
Clark Gable is a nightclub owner, Blackie, on the Barbary Coast who has shadowy dealings. Jeanette MacDonald plays an innocent newcomer, Mary Blake, whose room gets burned down and is looking for work.
She runs into Gables place to work as a singer, and after refusing his advances, accepts a job as a singer. Spencer Tracey is a preacher who has known Blackie since childhood, they still box together, and enlists Jeanette to try and "save" Blackie from his corrupt self.
Jack Holt is Jack Burley, a well to do gentleman who uses his families money to do as he pleases. One of the items that pleases him is Mary, who he sees singing at Blackies and tries to get her to leave him and sing opera at the opera house.
There is a long triangle going on between the 3 with Gable winning out at the end, just when things are starting to wrap up the earthquake hits. There is some great film-making with the recreation of the 1906 quake and its aftermath.
The ending is a little silly.
This review of San Francisco (1936) was written by Mike L on 05 Sep 2012.
San Francisco has generally received positive reviews.
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