San Francisco (1936 film)
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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 Spence
Original film poster
Lobby card
Lobby card with Spencer Tracy (left) and Clark Gable
Lobby card
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 05:12 am Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. With a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI, it created high-intensity sh
San Francisco (1936 film)
…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 the highest grossing international hit of…
Ruins in the vicinity of Post and Grant Avenue
Damaged houses on Howard Street
Seismographs on the U.S. east coast recorded the earthquake some 19 minutes later. Some early death estimates exceeded 500.
Arnold Genthe's photograph, looking toward the fire on Sacramento Street