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Old San Francisco (1927) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.

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Dolores Costello "Old San Francisco" (1927)

By Silentfilmfanatic on Mar 1, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks

"Old San Francisco" (1927) is a silent romantic drama starring Dolores Costello, Warner Oland, Charles Emmett Mack, and Josef Swickard. Directed by Alan Crosland and adapted from the story by Darryl F. Zanuck, this film is about a family of noble Spanish blood living in San Francisco in the early tw... Read full article


Old San Francisco (1927) and the Vengeful god

By Google profile on Dec 16, 2009 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. In continuation of yesterday's post... (some spoilers) This movie isn't kidding around. A lot of folks even today consider San Fransisco a sinful city and it is portrayed that way in th... Read full article


Charles Emmett Mack (McNerney) ~ Old San Francisco (1927)

By Google profile on Dec 15, 2009 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Actor Charles Emmett Mack (McNerney) must not have been scared to tackle heavy topics in his movies. In The First Auto (1927), the audience follows Mack's character and through him and o... Read full article


Old San Francisco (1927) and the Vengeful god

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

In continuation of yesterday's post... (some spoilers) This movie isn't kidding around. A lot of folks even today consider San Fransisco a sinful city and it is portrayed that way in this film. There is a unique juxtaposition of various Biblical references peppered throughout the film alongside sho... Read full article


Charles Emmett Mack (McNerney) ~ Old San Francisco (1927)

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Actor Charles Emmett Mack (McNerney) must not have been scared to tackle heavy topics in his movies. In The First Auto (1927), the audience follows Mack's character and through him and others we see the effects that the invention of the automobile, and it's replacement of the horse-drawn carriage, h... Read full article


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Chris Buckwell: [threatening the heroine, via subtitles, just before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire] You are the last of your line, my dear. Who will save a Vasquez now?


Chris Buckwell: [agonized, via subtitles, when churchbells begin to ring] Those Christian bells!


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The original credits include a music score, conductor and orchestra, despite the film being a silent film. The Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra played at the first-run performance in New York, and the credit was also in printed programs distributed to the audience.
Vitaphone production reels #576-585; 5th Warner Bros. full-length feature to be released with Vitaphone musical accompaniment.
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Also directed by Alan Crosland




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Also produced by Darryl F. Zanuck




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