Emperor Norton

Name: Emperor Norton
Genre: Western
Released: 1956-06-15
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Parker Garvie, Pat O'Hara, Mauritz Hugo

Episode aired Jun 15, 1956
TV-PGTV-PG
30min

8.4/10

18

S4.E21

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Joshua Norton was a prosperous businessman who after losing his fortune became an eccentric, declaring himself Emperor of Mexico. His fellow San Franciscans treated his humorous behavior wit... Read allJoshua Norton was a prosperous businessman who after losing his fortune became an eccentric, declaring himself Emperor of Mexico. His fellow San Franciscans treated his humorous behavior with kindness and dignity until his death.Joshua Norton was a prosperous businessman who after losing his fortune became an eccentric, declaring himself Emperor of Mexico. His fellow San Franciscans treated his humorous behavior with kindness and dignity until his death.

8.4/10

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Joshua Norton was a prosperous businessman who after losing his fortune became an eccentric, declaring himself Emperor of Mexico. His fellow San Franciscans treated his humorous behavior with kindness and dignity until his death.

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- Western
Certificate
- TV-PG
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Trivia
The people of San Francisco held him in high regard: he ate in taverns and restaurants and traveled on public transit for free; he printed his own currency that was accepted in many establishments, and sold them to tourists. Journalists throughout the US wrote about him for newspapers and travel books, and he became such a tourist attraction that other cities tried to lure him away.