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film by Van Dyke [1936]
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San Francisco, American dramatic film, released in 1936, that recounted the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. It is noted for the performances of its cast and for what were, for its time, stunning special effects. The setting is San Francisco’s bawdy Barbary Coast in the days before the earthquake. Singer Mary Blake (played by Jeanette MacDonald) arrives in town and meets Blackie Norton (Clark Gable), owner of the Paradise gambling hall. Norton offers Blake a contract to sing at the Paradise, which she accepts. Later, however, Nob Hill socialite Jack Holt (Jack Burley) encourages her to join the Tivoli Opera ...(100 of 368 words)

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