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Docks of San Francisco (1932)

Docks of San Francisco poster
Directed by
George B. Seitz
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 04m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets involved with dockworkers and criminals in San Francisco. She faces danger and tough choices as the story follows her interactions with the rough characters of the waterfront.

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What happens

Docks of San Francisco is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Mary Nolan, Jason Robards Sr. and Marjorie Beebe. It was originally released by Mayfair Pictures, and later re-released by Commonwealth Pictures in 1948. The film was long considered to be a lost film but is now on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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