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..
Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you like those old-school Hollywood spectacles where everyone talks a little too loud. If you have zero patience for love triangles that go on for an hour before the actual plot happens, you will probably be bored out of your mind. But, if you like seeing how they did special ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
W.S. Van Dyke
W.S. Van Dyke
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"Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you like those old-school Hollywood spectacles where everyone talks a little too loud. If you have zero patience for love triangles that go on for an hour before the actual plot happens, you will probably be bored out of your mind. But, if you like seeing how they did special effects before computers existed, stick around. Clark Gable is doing his usual thing here as the saloon owner. He’s charming, sure, but he’s basically playing the same guy he play..."
Robert E. Hopkins, Anita Loos, Herman J. Mankiewicz
United States
Drama, Romance, Music
