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Catalog/Drama/San Francisco
San Francisco poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.3 / 100
1936·Drama / Music / Romance·1h 55m

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.

Above the Line
W.S. Van Dyke·DirectorAnita Loos·ScreenplayHerman J. Mankiewicz·WriterOliver T. Marsh·Director of PhotographyHerbert Stothart·MusicTom Held·Editor
Cast
Clark Gable·Blackie NortonJeanette MacDonald·Mary BlakeSpencer Tracy·Father Tim MullinJack Holt·Jack BurleyJessie Ralph·Mrs. Maisie BurleyTed Healy·MatShirley Ross·TrixieMargaret Irving·Della BaileyHarold Huber·'Babe'Edgar Kennedy·Sheriff
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 3
W.S. Van Dyke·DirectorD.W. Griffith·Second Assistant DirectorJoseph M. Newman·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Anita Loos·ScreenplayRobert E. Hopkins·StoryHerman J. Mankiewicz·Writer
Camera· 1
Oliver T. Marsh·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Tom Held·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Herbert Stothart·MusicEdward Ward·MusicDouglas Shearer·Sound Director
Art & Design· 4
Cedric Gibbons·Art DirectionAdrian·Costume DesignHarry McAfee·Assistant Art DirectorEdwin B. Willis·Assistant Art Director
Production· 3
John Emerson·ProducerBernard H. Hyman·ProducerW.S. Van Dyke·Producer
Other Departments· 1
John Hoffman·Sequence Artist
By the Numbers
73.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
92%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
ROI 306%
Worldwide Gross
1
6 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind San Francisco's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#D6262B
#F7D14A
Mood
Romantic, Classic, Dramatic
Composition
Floating
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features a painted illustration of a man and a woman from the chest up, set against a white background. The man, with dark hair and a mustache, is sm”

romancedrama
Atmosphere
Bright, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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