The San Francisco Story (1952)
With Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Florence Bates, John Doucette, Lane Chandler, Oothout Zabriskie Whitehead, Onslow Stevens, Ralph Dumke
Directed by Robert Parrish
The San Francisco Story is a 1952 American Western film directed by Robert Parrish and starring Joel McCrea and Yvonne De Carlo. The rough and tumble Barbary Coast of San Francisco is recreated with attention to detail, including Florence Bates as a saloon keeper Shanghaiing the unwary. Noir elements include many shadows, a discordant musical score, snappy dialogue, a disabused hero who resists the good fight, and a femme fatale. A schematic but insightful rendering of political corruption, the film is essentially about standing up to bullies.
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