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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   1,740 votes
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Writers:
Robert E. Hopkins (story)
Anita Loos (writer)
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Release Date:
26 June 1936 (USA) more
Tagline:
She Fell In Love . . . with the toughest guy on the toughest street in the world ! more
Plot:
A Barbary Coast saloonkeeper and a Nob Hill impresario are rivals for the affections of a beautiful singer, both personally and professionally in 1906 San Francisco. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
2009 San Francisco Silent Film Festival—Line-up Preview
 (From Twitch. 7 July 2009, 8:17 AM, PDT)

DVD Playhouse--June 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 3 June 2009, 12:41 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A stunning film, especially for the 1930's more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Clark Gable ... Blackie Norton

Jeanette MacDonald ... Mary Blake

Spencer Tracy ... Father Mullin
Jack Holt ... Jack Burley
Jessie Ralph ... Mrs. Burley
Ted Healy ... Mat
Shirley Ross ... Trixie
Margaret Irving ... Della Bailey
Harold Huber ... 'Babe'
Edgar Kennedy ... Sheriff
Al Shean ... Professor
William Ricciardi ... Signor Baldini
Kenneth Harlan ... 'Chick'
Roger Imhof ... 'Alaska'
Charles Judels ... Tony (as Charles Judells)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Sweden:15 | Australia:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Spencer Tracy, playing a priest, makes a note to himself in one scene, "That Rooney kid skipped Mass again..." Two years later, he again plays a priest in Boys Town (1938) and is charged with reforming a boy played by Mickey Rooney. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In a scene after the Earthquake, the driver of a Salvation Army wagon tells Blackie Norton that he is heading to "Daly City to get milk for the kiddies." In fact, Daly City was not incorporated until 1911 (five years after the quake). The area did contain dairy farms (owned by John Daly), but was known as Vista Grande. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Blackie Norton: Well sister, what's your racket?
Mary Blake: I'm a singer!
Blackie Norton: Let's see your legs!
Mary Blake: I said, I'm a singer!
Blackie Norton: Alright, let's see your legs!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Last Tycoon (1976) more
Soundtrack:
After the Ball more

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27 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
A stunning film, especially for the 1930's, 25 October 2000
10/10
Author: Ashley Kent (aqkent@email.msn.com) from Seattle, Wa. USA

This movie has it all: good history, great acting, superb special effects, a Stellar cast (Gable, Tracy, and McDonald, all top stars at the time), and a great story line. You get so wrapped up in the lives of these people that you even forget that there's an earthquake a' comin', until it HITS, and right in the middle of the human drama... Remember the first time you saw it? The timing was SO good that I'm sure most audience members felt the same confusion and sense of impending doom that the characters on-screen were experiencing at the same time. It's a real jaw-dropper...

In addition, there's a string of occurrences in this film which often go overlooked by all of the above: the INCREDIBLE singing of Jeanette McDonald, which punctuates the film at several key moments. When she sings, on demand, "Love Me and the World is Mine", the audience, just like Blackie Norton, can't help but be stunned by her voice, seeing that this woman has a set of PIPES! Whether it's opera, hymns, or the title song, her singing is the thread that ties all the parts of this film together, and, considering sound recording in 1936, it's stunning. Next time you visit this film, make a note to yourself: focus on her singing. She had an amazing talent that no one in film has matched, before or since. Her singing alone makes this film worth the price of admission.

So, rent the film and enjoy one of the greats... can't wait until it comes out on DVD.

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