The San Francisco Story (1952)

In the 1850s San Francisco newspaper editor Jim Martin seeks the help of wealthy miner Rick Nelson in ousting crooked politician Andrew Cain. Cain's girlfriend Adelaide falls in love with ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Parrish

Writers:

Richard Summers (story), D.D. Beauchamp (screenplay),

Stars:

Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Blackmer

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joel McCrea	...	Rick Nelson
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Adelaide McCall
Sidney Blackmer	...	Andrew Cain
Richard Erdman	...	Shorty
Florence Bates	...	Sadie
Onslow Stevens	...	Capt. Jim Martin
John Raven	...	Lessing
O.Z. Whitehead	...	Alfey
Ralph Dumke	...	Winfield Holbert (as Ralph E. Dumke)
Robert Foulk	...	Thompson
Lane Chandler	...	Morton

Storyline

In the 1850s San Francisco newspaper editor Jim Martin seeks the help of wealthy miner Rick Nelson in ousting crooked politician Andrew Cain. Cain's girlfriend Adelaide falls in love with Rick. Rick and the bad guy shoot it out with shotguns on horseback.

---

Plot Keywords:

politician | crooked politician | newspaper | 1850s | miner | 

---

Taglines:

When Frisco Was A Brawling, Sprawling Hill-City Of Sin!

---

Genres:

Western

---

Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Menschenjagd in San Francisco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidelity-Vogue Pictures Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

McCrea returns to the Barbary Coast

In his younger days Joel McCrea made a trip to frontier San Francisco in Samuel Goldwyn's Barbary Coast. A more mature McCrea makes a comeback in the Pacific city in The San Francisco Story, another film with some of the same plot elements.

In The San Francisco Story, McCrea and sidekick/partner Richard Erdman find themselves now prosperous mine owners and are in town for a little celebrating. Some years earlier McCrea was involved with the Vigilantes when law and order broke down there, but now he just wants to party hearty.

But newspaper owner/publisher Onslow Stevens wants McCrea involved with the Vigilantes again. A truly corrupt party boss played by Sidney Blackmer owns everything in the town including the cops and the courts, so the Vigilantes have been reactivated.

McCrea isn't crazy about opposing Blackmer, but when he sees Blackmer toting Yvonne DeCarlo on his arm, then it becomes a matter of hormones more than citizenship.

The San Francisco Story is a good fit for Joel McCrea in his B picture western period of his career. He gets solid support from the rest of the cast and one really to watch out for is Florence Bates who is playing a part Marie Dressler would have done years earlier as a waterfront character who Shanghais people for fun and profit, except if she likes you. She likes McCrea and what's not to like?

And there's not much to dislike in The San Francisco Story.