Frisco Jenny (1932)

Frisco Jenny (1932) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by William A. Wellman and produced by Raymond Griffith.

Frisco Jenny (1932): Remembering Ruth Chatterton

Pre-earthquake San Francisco was ripe for the Hollywood treatment, and there were a number of films to tackle this era including San Francisco or Barbary Coast. Frisco Jenny is more than at home in the same company. In the opening moments, the camera follows a constable into the local watering hole ... Read full article

Frisco Jenny (1932) (1)

In 1906, Jenny Sandoval (Ruth Chatterton) was working in a saloon in San Francisco with her father Jim, the owner, and her boyfriend Dan McAllister (James Murray), the piano player.? Jenny and Dan are ready to get married, but Jim isn’t happy about it at all.? As Jenny argues with her father o... Read full article

Frisco Jenny (1932) (2)

Ruth Chatterton and James Murray For a director with a macho reputation, William Wellman made a lot of movies featuring strong female characters. Admittedly, it wasn’t always his choice to make these films – for instance, I have read that Wings was originally supposed to be an all, or ma... Read full article