This film left no doubt that MGM was the most formidable studio in Hollywood. Star power, a great, rowdy story, and one of the most awesome special effects sequences in the history of film made SAN FRANCISCO a blockbuster. The pairing of Gable and Tracy here is historic: Tracy envied
Gable's roguish charm and romantic image; Gable thought Tracy the finest actor on screen.
Gable stars as the brassy, colorful boss of the infamous Paradise beer garden, who ensnares starving MacDonald into a contract singing for him, although she also gains fame with Nob Hill patrons of the San Francisco Opera and amazingly finds time to inspire churchgoers, trilling in priest Tracy...
Released:
1936
Rated:
NR
Length:
115 mins