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Old San Francisco (1927)

Old San Francisco poster
Directed by
Alan Crosland
Genre
drama film, silent film, historical drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in early 20th century San Francisco faces danger and romance. The film shows her struggles against a villainous landowner.

stirringhistoricaldramaticromanticaction-packedsentimentalold-fashionedmusical

What happens

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, which was produced and distributed by Warner Bros., was directed by Alan Crosland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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