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San Francisco is a 1936 American musical-drama disaster film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The film stars Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy. MacDonald's singing helped make this film a major hit, coming on the heels of her other 1936 blockbuster, Rose Marie.
Pages in category "Films about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
The actress almost died in an accident in the earthquake scene, where a chandelier fell on her. [1] Four months, a then-unprecedented length of time, were required to recreate the disaster. [1] Lubin Studio reused some of its own 1906 newsreel footage of the quake aftermath. Most of the Lubin newsreel footage was destroyed in a later film vault ...
He is best known for his historical-fiction novel 1906 based on events surrounding the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. [1] A film adaptation of 1906, based on both the novel and Dalessandro's screenplay, has been in development at Warner Bros. and Pixar Animation Studios, in association with Walt Disney Pictures. [2]
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake, directed by Robert K. Bonine – The Scheming Gambler's Paradise (Le Tripot clandestin), directed by Georges Méliès – A Spiritualistic Meeting (Le Fantôme d'Alger) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès – The Story of the Kelly Gang (incomplete), directed by Charles Tait –
San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906 is an American short black-and-white documentary silent film. The film documents the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This film is "narrated" with the standard text slides between scenes.
Kiehn also found a San Francisco newspaper article published on March 29, 1906, describing the Miles Brothers' intent to film aboard a cable car. [12] In 2011, Richard Greene, an engineer with Bio-Rad Laboratories, published research dating the film to March 24–30, 1906, based on the sun throwing well-defined shadows on the Ferry Building ...
Their 1906 film, A Trip Down Market Street, is an historic 13-minute journey down Market Street in San Francisco from 8th Street to the Embarcadero, giving a rare view of the street before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. [7]