Old San Francisco

Old San Francisco (1927)

A Romance of the Days When 'Frisco Was the Paris of America!---The Barbary Coast!---The Fire of 1906!---Massive!---Unprecedented

In San Francisco, a villainous landowner with underworld connections seeks to steal the property of an old Spanish family.

Date of release
1927-09-04
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Director
Alan Crosland

Casting

Interesting facts

Old San Francisco is a 1927 American synchronized sound historical drama film starring Dolores Costello and featuring Warner Oland. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film, produced and distributed by Warner Bros., was directed by Alan Crosland.

Production

The film's soundtrack was recorded via the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process to produce a synchronized musical score with sound effects. It was the fifth Warner Brothers feature film to have Vitaphone musical accompaniment. Just one month later, on October 6, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer with music, sound effects, and spoken dialogue. Warner Bros.

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