---
title: 'San Francisco (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'D. W. Griffith'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/san-francisco-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028216/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# San Francisco (1936)

1936 · 115 min · Drama, Music · United States


## Synopsis

San Francisco is a 1936 American musical-drama disaster film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The film stars Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy. MacDonald's singing helped make this film the highest grossing international hit of the year, coming on the heels of her other 1936 blockbuster, Rose Marie.

## Credits

- **Director:** [D. W. Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-w-griffith), [W. S. Van Dyke](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-s-van-dyke)
- **Screenplay:** [Anita Loos](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-loos), [Herman J. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-j-mankiewicz), [Robert Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hopkins)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Jurmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-jurmann)
- **Producer:** [Bernard H. Hyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-h-hyman), [John Emerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-emerson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver T. Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-t-marsh)
- **Editor:** [Tom Held](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-held)

## Cast

- [Richard Carle](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-carle)
- [Jeanette MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanette-macdonald)
- [Spencer Tracy](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-tracy)
- [Jason Robards](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-robards-2)
- [Dennis O'Keefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-o-keefe)
- [Irving Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-bacon)
- [Margaret Irving](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-irving)
- [Jessie Ralph](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessie-ralph)
- [Lillian Rich](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-rich)
- [Harry Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-myers)
- [Jack Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-holt) as Jack Burley
- [D. W. Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-w-griffith)
- [Gertrude Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrude-astor)
- [King Baggot](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-baggot)
- [Rosemary Theby](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosemary-theby)

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