Old San Francisco
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Old San Francisco is a 1927 silent drama film set in pre-earthquake San Francisco, known for its themes of racial tension and its depiction of the 1906 earthquake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old San Francisco canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudioSystem | Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hal Mohr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsEvent | 1906 San Francisco earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Alan Crosland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harold McLernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
silent drama ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipIssues | racial content considered offensive by later standards ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
Chinese American characters
ⓘ
Irish American characters ⓘ mixed-race characters ⓘ |
| hasFilmColorType | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-Chinese sentiment
ⓘ
ethnic conflict ⓘ racial tension ⓘ racism ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| musicBy | silent-era compiled score (various composers) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
ⓘ
portrayal of anti-Chinese racism ⓘ use of melodramatic racial stereotypes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| producer | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1927-09-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 88 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anthony Coldeway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | pre-1906 San Francisco ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| stars |
Anna May Wong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Emmett Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolores Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Josef Swickard NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Oland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.