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Docks of San Francisco

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Docks of San Francisco
Film poster
Directed byGeorge B. Seitz
Written byH. H. Van Loan
Produced byRalph M. Like
Cliff P. Broughton
StarringMary Nolan
Jason Robards Sr.
Marjorie Beebe
CinematographyEdward Cronjager
Edited byRalph Dixon
Byron Robinson
Production
company
Distributed byMayfair Pictures
Release date
  • February 1, 1932 (1932-02-01)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Docks of San Francisco is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Mary Nolan, Jason Robards Sr. and Marjorie Beebe.[1][2] It was originally released by Mayfair Pictures, and later re-released by Commonwealth Pictures in 1948. The film was long considered to be a lost film but is now on YouTube.[3]

Plot

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A café waitress becomes a small-time gangster's mistress and a novelist decides to rescue her from the gangster's clutches.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Sandra Brennan (2012). "NY Times: Docks of San Francisco". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Pitts p.241
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Docks of San Francisco

Bibliography

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  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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