San Francisco
List Price $19.97
SAN FRANCISCO was one of the most successful picture of the 1930s, and the sources of its popularity are readily apparent to this day. Both Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy are excellent, with Gable playing Blackie Norton, a dashing, brawling, gambler with a big heart, and Tracy playing Nob Hill snob Jack Talbot, who vies with Blackie for the attentions of beauty Mary Blake (Jeanette MacDonald). MacDonald's voice is as good as gold as she sings the title song, arias, popular music, and religious tunes. MGM built genuine reproductions of preearthquake San Francisco for the sets, including landmarks that were destroyed in the 1906 natural disaster. The special effects are accomplished with an aplomb equal to anything produced previous to the digital era, re-creating the quake with alarming and frightening realism. And, unlike many subsequent disaster films, SAN FRANCISCO's plot is sufficiently engaging to make the film worthwhile even without the climactic catastrophe. With it, W.S. Van Dyke's SAN FRANCISCO becomes a fabulous melodrama that should not be missed.
Product Details
Actors: Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Jeanette Macdonald
Directors: W.s. Van Dyke
Format: Full Screen, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Subtitled
Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 20, 2006
Run Time: 115 minutes
ASIN: B000F7CMQI
Special Features
Alternate ending sequence
Documentary profile: "Clark Gable: Tall, Dark & Handsome" hosted by Liam Neeson
Vintage Fitzpatrick TravelTalk shorts: "Cavalcade of San Francisco," "Night Descends on Treasure Island"
Classic cartoon: "Bottles"
Theatrical trailer
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