San Francisco (1936) | |
| Director(s) | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Producer(s) | John Emerson |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | |
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San Francisco (1936) was a Black-and-white - Drama Film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and produced by John Emerson.
Academy Awards 1936 --- Ceremony Number 9 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Spencer Tracy | Nominated |
| Best Director | W.S. Van Dyke | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Robert Hopkins | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominated |
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6 Day French Noir Fest Coming to San Francisco
By The Lady Eve on Sep 16, 2018 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeFrench Film Noir Series Focuses on the Frenetic '50s, Including Jeanne Moreau and Jean Gabin Programs My friend Steve Indig, who's been brilliantly managing promotion for Midcentury Productions' film festivals for the past few years, has just announced details of this year's French film noir serie... Read full article
HITCHCOCK & HERRMANN: "NORTH BY NORTHWEST" COMES TO THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
By The Lady Eve on Nov 24, 2017 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeOn Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2, The San Francisco Symphony will present the Alfred Hitchcock blockbuster, North by Northwest, featuring Bernard Herrmann's iconic score. As with all film series presentations, North by Northwest will be screened with its score scrubbed from the soundtr... Read full article
FRENCH NOIR RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 3
By The Lady Eve on Oct 13, 2017 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeJean Gabin and Jeanne Moreau in Gas-Oil, screening on "Rare Gabin Saturday," Nov. 4 4 DAYS/13 FILMS: "THE FRENCH HAD A NAME FOR IT 4" San Francisco's venerable Roxie Theater will host the 4th installment of THE FRENCH HAD A NAME FOR IT, a leading-edge festival of French film noir pioneered... Read full article
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival: GET YOUR MAN (1927) and the Importance of Film Preservation
By Lara on Jun 12, 2017 From BacklotsThe Castro district of San Francisco filled with silent film fans from around the world June 1-4, as the San Francisco Silent Film Festival kicked off for the 22nd year in a row. As loyal readers of this blog know, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival is a particular favorite of mine. The atmosphe... Read full article
A Rare Noir is Good to Find 2, San Francisco's Second International Film Noir Festival - Coming in May
By The Lady Eve on Apr 25, 2017 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeFor four days in May, twelve mostly rare films noir from eleven countries around the world will screen at San Francisco's Roxie Theater in the heart of the city's Mission District. The event, A Rare Noir is Good to Find 2, is the second international film noir festival to be presented at the Roxie b... Read full article
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Quotes from San Francisco
Father Mullin: That's right. You're in probably the wickedest, most corrupt city, most Godless city in America. Sometimes it frightens me. I wonder what the end's going to be. But nothing can harm you if you don't allow it to because nothing in the world, no one in the world, is all bad.
[pointing at necklace]
Blackie Norton: Hey. I thought I told you not to wear that thing.
Trixie: Ah gee, honey, I think it's nice.
Blackie Norton: Yeah? Well I think it makes you look cheap!
[Rips it off of her]
Blackie Norton: Now don't wear it anymore. Blackie doesn't like it.
Jack Burley: [referring to Mary Blake] Well, there's no law against an opera singer being slender, young and beautiful.
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Facts about San Francisco
The dress Jeanette MacDonald wears while singing "Would You" was re-worn by Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942).
Al Shean (born Adolph Schoenberg), who plays the Professor in the film was once half of one of the most popular teams in vaudeville - Gallagher and Shean. He was also the younger brother of Minnie Marx, the matriarch of The Marx Brothers clan, and was instrumental in writing many of the first sketches that his madcap nephews first performed on the vaudeville circuit before their enormous success on Broadway and in Hollywood.
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