The San Francisco Story
Between the Sea and the Sierras Stood the Sin-Strewn Gateway to Gold!
1952 · 1h 20m · PASSED
Western
Directed by
Robert Parrish
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The San Francisco Story
Overview
After five years of being away, Rick Nelson returns to San Francisco to find it filled with corruption - and crooked politicians. It isn't until he meets a beautiful San Franciscan, that Nelson decides to get involved with bringing law-and-order to the city by the bay!
Director and cast
- Robert Parrish Director
- Joel McCrea as Rick Nelson
- Yvonne De Carlo as Adelaide McCall
- Sidney Blackmer as Andrew Cain
- Richard Erdman as Shorty
- Florence Bates as Sadie
- Onslow Stevens as Capt. Jim Martin
- John Raven as Lessing
- O.Z. Whitehead as Alfey
- Ralph Dumke as Winfield Holbert (as Ralph E. Dumke)
- Robert Foulk as Thompson
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