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Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald light up the screen in this 1936 classic about love and survival on the Barbary Coast. The pre-show newsreels and vintage commercials make it feel like you've stepped into a 1930s movie palace.
Classic cinema
Historic venue
Pre-show program
Romantic drama
Tips
🎬starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy
🏛️screened in a stunning historic library
🎞️earthquake sequence pushed 1930s special effects
Movies at Mechanics Presents: San Francisco (1936)
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Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald light up the screen in this 1936 classic about love and survival on the Barbary Coast. The pre-show newsreels and vintage commercials make it feel like you've stepped into a 1930s movie palace.
Classic cinema
Historic venue
Pre-show program
Romantic drama
Tips
🎬starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy
🏛️screened in a stunning historic library
🎞️earthquake sequence pushed 1930s special effects
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