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The Pageant of San Francisco

  • 19151915
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The Pageant of San Francisco (1915)
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Portola and his band of adventurers departed from the Spanish settlement of San Diego, California, and traveled northward through the unexplored regions until they beheld the beautiful expan... Read allPortola and his band of adventurers departed from the Spanish settlement of San Diego, California, and traveled northward through the unexplored regions until they beheld the beautiful expanse of water which is now known as the San Francisco Bay. Hurrying back to San Diego, Porto... Read allPortola and his band of adventurers departed from the Spanish settlement of San Diego, California, and traveled northward through the unexplored regions until they beheld the beautiful expanse of water which is now known as the San Francisco Bay. Hurrying back to San Diego, Portola reported the result of his expedition to the Royal Viceroy. The Viceroy decided to plan... Read all
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    • Earle Emlay
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    • A. Mackay Sutherland(story)
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    Portola and his band of adventurers departed from the Spanish settlement of San Diego, California, and traveled northward through the unexplored regions until they beheld the beautiful expanse of water which is now known as the San Francisco Bay. Hurrying back to San Diego, Portola reported the result of his expedition to the Royal Viceroy. The Viceroy decided to plant a Spanish colony and dispatched a column of settlers under the command of Juan Batista Anza, and Padre Junipero Serra, a monk, to the newly-found country. After a hazardous journey the colonists arrived, and the pious monk, raising the banners of the church and of Spain aloft, invoked the blessing of the Almighty upon the settlement named in honor of St. Francis. A hundred years passed over the little town before the first Yankee arrived from the distant United States, a thousand miles to the eastward. In him was the spirit of California's future greatness, for, from that moment, dates the periods of great expansion and prosperity which has made California one of the greatest States in the Union. Shortly after this the Mexican war was fought, and California became a territory of the United States. In 1849 gold was accidentally discovered near the then-village of San Francisco. From all parts of the world throngs of adventurers flocked to California. So great was the development that before another year had passed California was admitted as a full-fledged member into the Sisterhood of States. The next decade saw the rapidly-growing city in the clutches of a ring of lawless politicians. We next see the fair city of St. Francis almost leveled to the ground as the result of the great earthquake. Vast stretches that had been reduced to charred ruins are shown upon the screen. In the rebuilding of the almost-destroyed city we see the indomitable American spirit that has made the United States one of the leaders among nations assert itself. Undaunted by disaster, faithful to its ideals the newer and greater city of St. Francis arises from the smoldering ashes of her former self. A beautiful panoramic view showing the entire great Panama-Pacific Exposition, with the hills of the Golden Gate sloping to the sea, brings the spectacle to a fitting conclusion. —Moving Picture World synopsis
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    The growth of the western metropolis in dramatic form
    This is an interesting picture taken as history. Without attempting to tell a story with a particular hero or heroine, it sets forth an account of the growth of the western metropolis in dramatic form and as such it holds well, or at least that bigger part of it picturing for us more modern events. The early incidents, dealing with the Indians and Spanish conquistadores, is too much like the many melodramas, and is not so convincing; fails to make us feel that it is really teaching us something valuable. The modern part of it is or seems to be entertainingly instructive. The print we saw was only fair as to photography; but we were told that it was a poor print.
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      • March 15, 1915 (United States)
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      • San Francisco, California, USA
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      • California Motion Picture Corporation
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