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1936
1h 55m
6.5(77 votes)
Drama
Romance
Music

Overview

A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Clark Gable

Blackie Norton

Clark Gable
Acting

Jeanette MacDonald

Mary Blake

Jeanette MacDonald
Acting

Spencer Tracy

Father Tim Mullin

Spencer Tracy
Acting

Jack Holt

Jack Burley

Jack Holt
Acting

Jessie Ralph

Mrs. Maisie Burley

Jessie Ralph
Acting

Ted Healy

Mat

Ted Healy
Acting

Shirley Ross

Trixie

Shirley Ross
Acting

Margaret Irving

Della Bailey

Margaret Irving
Acting

Harold Huber

'Babe'

Harold Huber
Acting

Edgar Kennedy

Sheriff

Edgar Kennedy
Acting

Al Shean

Professor

Al Shean
Acting

William Ricciardi

Signor Baldini

William Ricciardi
Acting

Kenneth Harlan

'Chick'

Kenneth Harlan
Acting

Roger Imhof

'Alaska'

Roger Imhof
Acting

Charles Judels

Tony

Charles Judels
Acting

Russell Simpson

'Red' Kelly

Russell Simpson
Acting

Bert Roach

Freddie Duane

Bert Roach
Acting

Warren Hymer

Hazeltine

Warren Hymer
Acting

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Madame Albani (uncredited)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Acting

Gertrude Astor

Drunk's Girl (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor
Acting

Irving Bacon

Picnicker (uncredited)

Irving Bacon
Acting

King Baggot

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

King Baggot
Acting

Margaret Bert

Salvation Army Nurse (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Sidney Bracey

Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey
Acting

G. Pat Collins

Bartender (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins
Acting

Nigel De Brulier

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

Nigel De Brulier
Acting

Vernon Dent

Fat Man (uncredited)

Vernon Dent
Acting

Tom Dugan

Drunk (uncredited)

Tom Dugan
Acting

John George

Custodian at Blackie Norton's (uncredited)

John George
Directing

D.W. Griffith

Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

D.W. Griffith
Sound

Bronislau Kaper

Conductor (uncredited)

Bronislau Kaper
Acting

Frank Mayo

Dealer (uncredited)

Frank Mayo
Acting

Tom McGuire

Bartender (uncredited)

Tom McGuire
Acting

John 'Skins' Miller

Man on Stretcher (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller
Acting

James Murray

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

James Murray
Acting

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at Chicken's Ball (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Acting

Dennis O'Keefe

New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe
Acting

Lillian Rich

Nun (uncredited)

Lillian Rich
Acting

William Ripley Dorr

Choir (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Jason Robards Sr.

Father (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.
Acting

Frank Sheridan

Founders' Club Member (uncredited)

Frank Sheridan
Acting

Harry Strang

Soldier (uncredited)

Harry Strang
Acting

Ben Taggart

Cop (uncredited)

Ben Taggart
Acting

Dorothy Vernon

New Years Eve Reveler (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Acting

Rosemary Theby

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

Rosemary Theby
Acting

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Earthquake Survivor (Uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

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