Western · United States of America · 1952 · 1h 20m

The San Francisco Story

Director

Cast

Joel McCrea as Rick Nelson Yvonne De Carlo as Adelaide McCall Sidney Blackmer as Andrew Cain Richard Erdman as Shorty Florence Bates as Sadie Onslow Stevens as Capt. Jim Martin

Crew

John F. Seitz — Director of Photography D.D. Beauchamp — Screenplay William Bowers — Writer Richard Summers-Calvert — Novel

Tagline

Between the Sea and the Sierras Stood the Sin-Strewn Gateway to Gold!

Synopsis

After five years of being away, Rick Nelson returns to San Francisco to find it filled with corruption - and crooked politicians. It isn't until he meets a beautiful San Franciscan, that Nelson decides to get involved with bringing law-and-order to the city by the bay!

Mood & Themes

newspaper politician

Key Collaborators

Robert Parrish Director John F. Seitz Director of Photography D.D. Beauchamp Screenplay William Bowers Writer Richard Summers-Calvert Novel

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